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51To break sheer — Sheer Sheer, n. 1. (Naut.) (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn or …
52To lower the yards a-portoise — Portoise Por toise, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable.] (Naut.) The gunwale of a ship. [1913 Webster] {To lower the yards a portoise}, to lower them to the gunwale. {To ride a portoise}, to ride an anchor with the lower yards and… …
53To ride a portoise — Portoise Por toise, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable.] (Naut.) The gunwale of a ship. [1913 Webster] {To lower the yards a portoise}, to lower them to the gunwale. {To ride a portoise}, to ride an anchor with the lower yards and… …
54Kayak — A kayak is a small human powered boat. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck. It is propelled by a double bladed paddle in the hands of a sitting paddler. The kayak was used by the native Ainu, Aleut and Eskimo… …
55Outrigger — For hotels and resorts company, see Outrigger Hotels Resorts. Outrigger on a contemporary Hawaiian sailing canoe An outrigger is a part of a boat s rigging which is rigid and extends beyond the side or gunwale of a boat. In an outrigger canoe and …
56Lionel Lukin — Infobox Person name = Lionel Lukin image size = 150px caption = Lionel Lukin birth name = birth date = May 18, 1742 birth place = Hythe death date = February 16, 1834 death place = Hythe death cause = resting place = resting place coordinates =… …
57Whaleback — The whaleback was a unique design of a cargo ship with a hull that continuously curved above the waterline from the vertical to horizontal leaving, when fully loaded, only the curved portion of the hull with its whaleback above the waterline. The …
58Yoal — The Yoal, often referred to as the Ness Yoal, is a clinker built craft used traditionally in the Shetland Islands. It is designed primarily for rowing, but which also handles well under her traditional square sail when running before the wind or… …
59gunnel — gunnel1 /gun l/, n. any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), esp. Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel), common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic. Also called bracketed blenny. [1680 90; orig. uncert.] gunnel2 /gun l/, n. Naut …
60Navis lusoria — A reconstructed navis lusoria at the Museum of Ancient Seafaring, Mainz A navis lusoria (from Latin, meaning dancing/playful ship , plural naves lusoriae) is a type of a small military vessel of the late Roman Empire that served as a troop… …
