A
ABACK to ADMIRAL of the fleet
Vice-ADMIRAL to AFTER-SAILS
AGENT-VICTUALLER to 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
ASHORE
ASTERN
ATHWART
ATHWART-HAWSE
ATHWART the fore-foot
ATHWART-SHIPS
ATRIP
AVAST
AVERAGE
AUGER
AWEIGH to AZIMUTH COMPASS
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ATHWART
ATHWART (par le travers, Fr. from a and twert, Dan. transverse) when used in navigation, implies across the line of the course; as, we discovered a fleet at day-break standing athwart us, i. e. steering across our way.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 24, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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