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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
AWEIGH to AZIMUTH COMPASS
AWEIGH
AWNING
AZIMUTH-COMPASS
AZIMUTH COMPASS
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AWNING
AWNING (tendelet, from aulne, Fr.) a canopy of canvass extending over the decks of a ship in hot weather, for the convenience of the officers and crew, and to preserve the decks from being cracked or Split, ebaroui, by the heat of the sun. The awning is supported by a range of light posts, called stanchions, which are erected along the ship's side on the right and kit; it is also suspended in the middle by a complication of Small cords, called a crowfoot. See the article CROWFOOT.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 25, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0090.html