The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Home ⚓ Letter Q ⚓ Quarter Line or Quarter Fast

Quarter Line or Quarter Fast

Sea Terms

The mooring rope leading over the quarter of a vessel.

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