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
BREAK-WATER to BRIDLES of the bowline
BREAK-WATER
To BREAM
BREAST-FAST
BREAST-HOOKS
BREAST-WORK
BREECHING
BREEZE
BREWING
BRIDLES
BRIDLES of the bowline
BRIG, or BRIGANTINE to Ship-BUILDING
Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
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BREAK-WATER
BREAK-WATER, the hulk, or hull, of some old ship or vessel, sunk at the entrance of a small harbour, to break off, and diminish the force of the waves, as they advance towards the vessels moored within.BREAK-WATER is also a sort of small buoy, fastened to a large one in the water, when the buoy-rope of the latter is not long enough to reach from the anchor, lying at the bottom, to the surface or the water. The use of this break-water is therefore to shew where the buoy swims. See BUOY.
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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/0204.html