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DAM to DEAD-WORK

DECKS to DEPTH of a sail
DECKS
Flush-DECK, or Deck-Flush fore and aft
Half-DECK
DECOY
DEEP-WAISTED
DEMURRAGE
DEPARTURE
DEPTH of a sail

DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro to DOCK-YARDS

DOG to DOWN-HAUL-TACKLE

To DOWSE to DRIVING

DROP to DUNNAGE


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Flush-DECK, or Deck-Flush fore and aft

Flush-DECK, or Deck-Flush fore and aft, implies a continued floor laid from stem to stern, upon one line, without any stops or intervals.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 98, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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