B
BACK of the post to BALANCE of the mizen
BALANCE of the boom sail to BARK
BARNACLE to BEAMS
BEAMS to BED of a river
BED of a cannon to BIGHT
BILANDER to BLACK-STRAKES
BLADE to Trim the BOAT!
To bale the BOAT to BOLT-ROPE
BOMB to BOTTOM
BOTTOM to BOX-HAULING
BOXING to To BREAK-UP
BOXING
BRACE
BRACKETS
BRAILS
BRAKE
BREADTH
BREADTH-SWEEP
BREAKERS
BREAKING-BULK
To BREAK-UP
BREAK-WATER to BRIDLES of the bowline
BRIG, or BRIGANTINE to Ship-BUILDING
Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
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BREAKERS
BREAKERS, (brisans, Fr.) a name given by sailors to those billows that break violently over rocks lying under the surface of the sea. They are distinguished both by their appearance and found, as they cover that part of the sea with a perpetual foam, and produce a hoarse and terrible roaring, very different from what the waves usually have in a deeper bottom.When a ship is unhappily driven amongst breakers, it is hardly possible to save her, as every billow that heaves her upwards serves to dash her down with additional force, when it breaks over the rocks or sands beneath it.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 48, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0201.html