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121code 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. * * * …
122companion ladder — Naut. an inboard ladder or stair, as in a companionway. [1820 30] * * * …
123compass 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] * * * …
124cuckold'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] * * * …
125cycloidal propulsion — Naut. propulsion of a vessel by propellers of controllable pitch that steer as well as propel. * * * …
126dasher block — Naut. See jewel block. * * * …
127dead slow — Naut. as slow as possible without losing steerageway. * * * …
128deadweight tonnage — Naut. the capacity in long tons of cargo, passengers, fuel, stores, etc. (deadweight tons), of a vessel: the difference between the loaded and light displacement tonnage of the vessel. Also called deadweight capacity. * * * …
