The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Single Up the Lines

Sea Terms

An order to the mate to get in the double parts of the mooring lines and allow only one part of each fast to connect the vessel with the dock or with some other vessel. This is done preparatory to pulling out in the stream or changing the berth.

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