NAUTICAL DICTIONARY.
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Aback (backwind): The sail filling on wrong side in the case of square rigger may cause the ship to back up.
Abaft: towards the stern.
Nautical Mile: 1.15 land miles
Nautical Mile: any of carious units of distance used for sea and air navigation based on the length of a minute of arc of a great sphere. The U.S. unit (no longer in use) is 6080.
Nautical Almanac - An annual publication that contains charts of celestial bodies and their movements. This text is issued jointly the H.M. Nautical Almanac Office (Greenwich, England) and the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Nautical Terms
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Nautical Glossary
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(Lloyd's of London) The Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping , which deals with the design and construction of ships, was first published in the mid-1700s.
Nautical Nomencature
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NAUTICAL MILE - One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
NAVIGATION - The art and science of conducting a boat safely from one point to another.
THE NAUTICAL ORIGINS of
Some Common Expressions
As the Crow Flies -
When lost or unsure of their position in coastal waters, ships would release a caged crow.
Chapter 6: Nautical Rules of the Road
Port: If a power-driven vessel approaches within this sector, maintain with caution, your course and speed.
That information is then used with tables in the Nautical Almanac to determine one's position. Center line The imaginary line running from bow to stern along the middle of the boat.
Nautical Terms
The vast majority of this glossary of nautical terms was assembled by Elizabeth Guillard of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution [Guillard, 1975].
Nautical
Having to do with boats, ships or sailing.
Nautical mile
Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6,067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1,852 meters.
NAUTICAL TERMS AND SLANG
Abaft - towards the rear or stern of the ship, behind.
Abaft the beam - towards the rear somewhere between beside and behind the ship; between a 6 o'clock 9 o'clock position.
Nautical mile: distance of one minute of longitude at the equator, approximately 6,076.115 feet. The metric equivalent is 1852 meters.
Navsac: navigation safety advisory council, an industry advisory body to the u.s. coast guard.
Nautical Mile: Measure of length at sea (2025 yards). 1 mile = 1,760 yards.
Nun - a kind of navigational buoy Back to Top ...
Cleat (nautical)
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Nautical Terms
Abaft - Behind (on the boat) toward the stern
Abaft - Towards the stern ...
What is Nautical Archaeology?
Humankind has always had a fascination with world's seas and waterways.
Nautical - Having to do with boats, ships, or sailing.
Nautical Almanac - An annual publication that contains tidal information and information about the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars.
REFIT: 1) The nautical equivalent of `renovation of a vessel'. 2) The process of letting out your entire wardrobe at the waist after three weeks of luxurious yachting.
Nautical Navigation
To find true north using a magnetic compass (one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China, circa 300 A.D.), the local deviation (also called magnetic declination) must be known to adjust the reading.
nautical mile - Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters.
Nautical Map
2. Peavine Pass - 1.5 nautical miles
There are two passes to allow one to travel from "East Sound" to "Rosario Strait" The first is "Obstruction Pass".
NAUTICAL TERMS IN
COMMON USE
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Abaft -- The position toward the stern of any object or point such as "abaft the mast" or "abaft the binnacle." ...
nautical almanac
A book containing all current data: navigational, tidal, astronomical and so on. It is published annually.
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nautical mile
A distance of 6,076.12 feet or 1,852 meters, which is about 15 percent longer than a statute mile. Equivalent to one minute of latitude on a navigation chart.
nun buoy
Conical navigation buoy that is usually red.
Nautical Glossary - UVW
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Nautical Mile: The unit of geographical distance used on "salt-water" charts. 1 nautical mile corresponds exactly to 1 minute of angular distance on the meridian (adjacent left and right side of a sea chart).
2 Nautical Miles
Looking towards the shore: One recognizes doors and windows but not human beings.
Looking only over the water: One barely starts to identify large buoys. At night, boats navigation lights start to be visible.
1 Nautical Mile ...
Nautical Terms and Phrases... Their Meaning and Origin Naval History Center A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A AFT Toward the stern.
nautical
Pertaining to ships, boats, navigation, and sailors. A nautical mile is 1.15 statute miles. See knot.
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Nautical Readings
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You have heard or read a nautical reference now find out what it means. Many of these terms have drifted into our everyday language. We will be adding new techinical and currently used terms periodly.
Nautical terms might sound like a foreign language to beginners, but they stand in a proud tradition. Furthermore, they are often practical and will definitely add to your sailor-self-confidence once they became part of you own linguistic repertoire.
Nautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who fed the steam boilers. (back)
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Nautical Almanac
An annual book containing astronomical and tidal information.
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A nautical measurement equaling 6 feet (182 cm). Usually used to measure depth.
Fathometer
A brand name for a depth measuring device.
A nautically specialized map.
chart datum
The water level used to record data on a chart. Usually the average low tide water level.
N
Nautical: Of sailors or navigation.
Neap-tide: tide period in which high water is lowest.
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LINE-Nautical term for rope used for riggings, anchoring, tying up, etc.
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MAINSAIL OR MAINS'L-The large sail set abaft the mast.
fathomNautical depth measurement equaling six feet. fenderA cylindrical or round cushion used to protect the hull sides of a boat, typically used when tied up at dock.
--N-- NAUTICAL MILE See knot. NIBBING PLANK A margin plank that is notched to take the ends of regular deck planks and insure good calking of the joint. NIGGERHEAD A small auxiliary drum on a winch. See Gypsy.
Fathom - A nautical linear measurement equal to 6 feet, used for measuring water depth.
Fender - A cushioning device hung between the boat and pier.
Following sea - Waves from astern.
Port is the nautical term (used on boats and ships) that refers to the left side of a ship, as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing towards the bow (the front of the vessel).
Mile- A nautical mile is 6,080 feet.
Mizzen- Mizzenmast. The shorter, after mast on a boat.
Motor sailer- A boat that uses both sail and engine. The engine in these boats is larger that an auxiliary.
Glossary of Nautical Terms
A B C D F G H J K L M P R S T U W Y
Abaft: Behind or towards the rear.
Abeam: At right angles to the fore-aft centerline of the boat ...
fathom - A nautical measure of depth or distance equal to 6 feet
foremast - Aboard the three-masted Concordia, the forward most of the three masts
head - Bathroom, or sink, shower, and toilet ...
At first sight nautical language seems designed to confuse the beginner. Barber haulers, guys, runners, clews and leach lines, are words continually used by the experienced.
Handbook of the Nautical Rules of the Road by Llana & Wisneskey
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Rule 27 -- Vessels Not Under Command or Restricted in Their Ability to Maneuver ...
Terms in a Seaman's Dictionary
Some Nautical Expressions Explained to Curious Landsmen
A - K
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Cosine of 40 (from nautical tables): 0.7660
As the cosine equals the adjacent divided by the hypotenuse: 0.7660 x 1.96 = the draught of Sigfrid
To our surprise this worked out to 1.5014, exactly matching the designed draught of 1.5m.
Learn the Basics of Nautical Charts
Learn how to read and interpret a nautical chart. Important aspects are longitude and latitude, soundings and bottom characteristics, compass directions, and distance scales.
This is printed on nautical charts for determining direction.
COURSE: The direction in which a boat is steered.
CRINGLE: A reinforced eye worked into the luff or leech of a sail to form the new tack or clew when reefing.
fathom -- nautical measurement equivalent to a depth of six feet
fiddle -- strip around a table to prevent items from falling off when the boat is at a heel ...
Nautical unit of distance, having a standard value of 1/10th of a nautical mile (608 ft.) or 100 fathoms.
Cable-bitt - Large vertical timbers, morticed into the keel, to which anchor and mooring cables were attached.
KNOT - A nautical mile-per-hour measure of speed. A nautical mile is approximately 6076 feed. (A stature mile is 5280 feet.) Also a means for joining two lines together or fastening a line to an object.
Knot - nautical mile (6,076 ft.) per hour ( a measure of speed).
Lee of the Land - near a shore which provides protection
from wind and waves.
Lee Shore - land downwind of a boat.
Leeward - downwind; away from the source of wind.
"Navigable channel" shall mean a channel plotted on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nautical chart or a channel marked with buoys, lights, beacons, ranges, or other markers by the Coast Guard or with Coast Guard approval.
Nautical Customs
It was the custom in sailing ships to record courses, distances and tacks on a log slate. The new watch would always use a clean slate if things were going fine, disregarding what had gone before and starting anew.
fathom: a nautical measure equal to six feet; used for measuring water depths, and also for indicating the lengths of lead lines, cordage and anchor chains.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Point, Wind, Anchor
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