(naut)
81becket bend — Naut. See sheet bend. [1895 1900] * * * …
82bee block — Naut. bee2 (def. 1). [1855 60] * * * …
83belaying pin — Naut. a short, round bar of metal or wood, inserted in a fife rail or pin rail, to which a rope is belayed. [1830 40] * * * …
84bell book — Naut. a book in which all orders affecting the main engines of a ship are recorded. [so called from the special use of bells on a ship] * * * …
85bell buoy — Naut. a buoy having a bell that is rung by the motion of the buoy. [1830 40] * * * …
86Bermuda cutter — Naut. a marconi rigged cutter. * * * …
87bilge board — Naut. a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel. * * * …
88bilge keel — Naut. either of two keellike projections extending lengthwise along a ship s bilge, one on each side, to retard rolling. Also called bilge piece. [1840 50] * * * …
89bilge pump — Naut. a pump for removing water from a bilge. [1865 70] * * * …
90bilge well — Naut. bilge (def. 1c). * * * …
