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That point in the invisible heavens diametrically opposite to the zenith. The Nadir and Zenith…

Iron pins of various descriptions for fastening board, plank, or iron work, viz., deck nails,…

A vessel is said to have a naked bottom when her copper is stripped off--removed.

The place on the stern of a vessel where her name and home port are painted or shown.

A small propeller carrying a regular steam boiler, but using naphtha for fuel instead of coal.

A small boat propelled by the explosive force of naphtha.

A diagram of a compass card exhibiting a combination of a curved line and a straight line, the…

Astronomical stations situated in the capital cities of the different nations.

When the term natural is used in navigation it has reference to natural sines, tangents, etc.,…

(See Draft.)

An instrument used for ascertaining the ship's heel.

Marine; maritime; pertaining to ships; navigation, etc.

(See Almanac.)

That part of astronomy which is made use of in navigation.

(See Mile.)

One knot. 6,082.66 feet.

Certain bright stars employed by navigators for determining the ship's position.

The delineation of rivers, harbors, and sea coasts, bordering shores, and such natural and…

Tables computed for the solution of various navigation problems.

Pertaining to the Navy.

An institution where young men are educated in naval science. At the U.S. Naval Academy a four…

Boys between the ages of fifteen and eighteen years enlisted to serve in the navy until they…

A designer of vessels.

A home, supported by the government, for men who have served twenty years in the U.S. Navy.…

A body of seamen and marines forming a landing-party for infantry and field artillery…

A carriage on which a gun is mounted on shipboard.

(See Constructor.)

A place provided with all descriptions of naval stores, timber. ship-building material, etc.

(See engravings.)

(See Hawse Bolsters.)

The headquarters of the U.S. Naval Institute is at Annapolis, Md., and the object of the…

An officer of the customs; an officer on board a man-of-war.

Either a national or State body of seamen or artillerists, the latter on the same footing as…

A body of men recruited as an auxiliary naval force to be employed in time of emergency. State…

A navy yard: a place possessing natural advantages in the way of depth of water, shelter,…

A rendezvous where coal and stores may be secured and where minor repairs may be made. A naval…

Pitch, resin, turpentine, oils. etc.

Disposing and arranging ships for battle. The science of naval evolutions.

A vessel employed as a school-ship for the instruction of naval apprentices.

Water of sufficient depth to permit the passage of vessels.

A line officer on board a man-o'-war, next in rank to the executive. His duty is to navigate…

Conducting of a vessel from one port to another. (See Part III.)

The science of conducting a vessel from one port to another.

An officer whose special duty it is to have care of the chronometers, compasses, charts, etc.,…

The ships of war belonging to the nation.

A bureau presided over by the Secretary of the Navy, who controls and directs the naval forces…

(See Register.)

A government shipyard in which men-o'-war are built and repaired. Also a depot of provisions,…

A name given to the lowest tides which take place four or five days before the new and full…

The lowest tides in the month, occurring four or five days before the new and full moons--when…

A vessel is said to be neaped, or be-neaped when she is aground at the height of the spring…

Close to. When a vessel is close-hauled she is sometimes said to be sailing near the wind.

The magnetized steel bar of the compass.

A mythical god of the sea. When crossing the equator for the first time a forward hand, in…

(See Tonnage.)

A rope network used on board ship for various purposes, such as a bag for seizing to the foot…

(See Reef Points.)

In relation to the compass, the points of no semi-circular deviation.

The moon is said to be new immediately after her conjunction with the sun--when she commences…

A combination of cumulo-cirro-stratus; a system of clouds discharging rain, hail or snow; also…

A swivel block deriving its name from its shape resemblance to a ninepin.

A twist in a rope. When two fields of ice jam together a nip is said to occur.

(See Racking.)

A short length of rope used in securing a cable to the messenger (obsolete.)

(See Explosives.) No! No! (See Hail.)

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

A space or article left uncleaned, unpainted, or otherwise uncared for on account of not…

Elliptically-parted clouds seen after a storm, and considered by seamen as a promise of fine…

The name sometimes applied to the forward upper corner of a boom sail.

Pertaining to the night.

That part of a circle described by a heavenly body between its setting and rising.

In geometry an oval figure formed by the intersection of one branch of a curve with another;…

Names appropriated to any science.

(See Commissioned Officer.)

Midday; 12 hours from midnight; when the sun is in the observer's meridian. Apparent Noon.…

A fid through the rudder head to prevent its loss in the event of it getting unshipped; heavy…

That part of the globe on the north side of the equator.

A light, swift boat, very seaworthy, used, as its name implies, in Norwegian waters.

The cutwater of a vessel is sometimes referred to as her nose.

A name sometimes given to the bowsprit.

An order to the helmsman not to allow the vessel to go any further off from the wind.

A short pipe-like extension on a casting or other part.

A buoy tapering at each end.

An experienced officer, next in rank to the captain, who teaches the latter his business in…

Projections on an anchor shank to secure a wooden stock to its place; the round ball on the…

A small and slow giratory motion of the earth's axis, producing a periodical fluctuation of…