(naut)
121chip log — Naut. a log for measuring the speed of a vessel. Also called hand log. [1825 35] * * * …
122code flag — Naut. 1. a flag forming part of a signal code. 2. a flag indicating that a certain signal code is being used. 3. See answering pennant. * * * …
123companion ladder — Naut. an inboard ladder or stair, as in a companionway. [1820 30] * * * …
124compass course — Naut. a course whose bearing is relative to the meridian as given by the navigator s compass, no compensation being made for variation or deviation. Cf. true course, magnetic course. [1850 55] * * * …
125cuckold's knot — Naut. a hitch, as for holding a spar, consisting of a single loop with the overlapping parts of the rope seized together. Also called cuckold s neck, ring seizing, throat seizing. [1840 50; so called because the noose so made is insecure] * * * …
126cycloidal propulsion — Naut. propulsion of a vessel by propellers of controllable pitch that steer as well as propel. * * * …
127dasher block — Naut. See jewel block. * * * …
128dead slow — Naut. as slow as possible without losing steerageway. * * * …
