The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Home ⚓ Letter N ⚓ No Higher

No Higher

Sea Terms

An order to the helmsman not to bring the vessel any closer to the wind.

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