9 Terms
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General boating
the doldrums
Boat; General boating
Also called the "equatorial calms", is a nautical term for the equatorial trough, with special reference to the light and variable nature of the winds.
adrift
Boat; General boating
Afloat and unattached in any way to the shore or seabed, but not under way. It implies that a vessel is not under control and therefore goes where the wind and current take her (loose from moorings, ...
over the barrel
Boat; General boating
Adult sailors were flogged on the back or shoulders while tied to a grating, but boys were beaten instead on the posterior (often bared), with a cane or cat, while bending, often tied down, over the ...
radar
Boat; General boating
Acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging. An electronic system designed to transmit radio signals and receive reflected images of those signals from a "target" in order to determine the bearing and ...
deadwood
Boat; General boating
A wooden part of the centerline structure of a boat, usually between the sternpost and amidships.
spar
Boat; General boating
A wooden, in later years also iron or steel pole used to support various pieces of rigging and sails. The big five-masted full-rigged tall ship Preussen (German spelling: Preußen) had crossed 30 ...
