Dictionary of nautical terms

THE SEAFARER S WORD A Maritime Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ranger Hope 2007- All rights reserved A A: Code flag; Diver below, keep well clear at slow speed. Aa.: Always afloat. Aaaa.: Always accessible - always afloat. A flag + three numerals: Code flags; Azimuth or bearing. Aback: When a wind hits the front of the sails forcing the vessel astern. Abaft: Toward the stern. Abaft of the beam: Bearings over the beam to the stern, the ships after sections.

An older style anchor with crown, twin flukes and a stock perpendicular to its shank. Adze: Shipwrights tool used to face timber (cut surface to shape). Aerial: A length of conducting wire that detects and/or over a band of similarly proportional radio wavelengths. Aero lights: Aids to …

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