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  • 41Of course — Course Course (k[=o]rs), n. [F. cours, course, L. cursus, fr. currere to run. See {Current}.] 1. The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage. [1913 Webster] And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais.… …

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  • 42fore — I. /fɔ / (say faw) adjective 1. situated at or towards the front, as compared with something else. 2. first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. –adverb 3. Nautical at or towards the bow. 4. Obsolete before. –noun 5. the forepart… …

  • 43Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… …

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  • 44ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ТРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА — ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ТРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА …

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  • 45ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ ЧЕТЫРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА — ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ ЧЕТЫРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА …

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  • 46forecourse — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: fore + course : foresail 1 * * * /fawr kawrs , fohr kohrs /, n. the lowermost sail on a square rigged foremast; a square foresail. See diag. under ship. [1620 30; FORE + COURSE] * * * foreˈcourse noun A foresail …

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  • 47Schooner — 1) Bowsprit2) Jib, followed by fore staysail3) (Fore) gaff topsail4) Foresail5) Main gaff topsail6) Mainsail7) End of boom] A schooner (pronEng|ˈskuːnɚ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore and aft sails on two or more… …

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  • 48Cutty Sark — This article is about the ship. For the whisky, see Cutty Sark (whisky). For other uses, see Cutty Sark (disambiguation). Cutty Sark in dock, Greenwich January 2005 Career (UK) …

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  • 49Tole Mour — The SSV Tole Mour is a convert|156|ft|m|0|abbr=on schooner [The square sails alone do not qualify the Tole Mour as a barquentine as this ship type would not have a gaff rigged sail on the foremast. Instead, the Tole Mour can be considered a… …

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  • 50forecourse — /fawr kawrs , fohr kohrs /, n. the lowermost sail on a square rigged foremast; a square foresail. See diag. under ship. [1620 30; FORE + COURSE] * * * …

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