A
ABACK to ADMIRAL of the fleet
Vice-ADMIRAL to AFTER-SAILS
AGENT-VICTUALLER to ALL'S WELL
AGENT-VICTUALLER
AGROUND
AHEAD
To run AHEAD
Line AHEAD
A-HULL
AIM
ALEE
ALL in the wind
ALL'S WELL
ALL bands high to ANCHOR
To drag the ANCHORS to To fish the ANCHOR
To sheer the ship to her ANCHOR to Top-ARMOUR
ASHORE to AUGER
AWEIGH to AZIMUTH COMPASS
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ALL in the wind
ALL in the wind, the state of a ship's sails when they are parallel to the direction of the wind, so as to shake and shiver, by turning the Ship's head to windward, either by design, or neglect of the helm's man.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 7, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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