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DAM to DEAD-WORK
DECKS to DEPTH of a sail
DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro to DOCK-YARDS
DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro
DIFFERENCE of latitude
DINNAGE
DISABLED
To DISCHARGE
DISMASTED
DIVISION
DOCK
DOCKING
DOCK-YARDS
DOG to DOWN-HAUL-TACKLE
To DOWSE to DRIVING
DROP to DUNNAGE
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To DISCHARGE
To DISCHARGE, (decharger, Fr.) when applied to a ship, signifies to unlade her, or take out her stores, ammunition, artillery, &c. When expressed of the officers, or crew, it implies to disband them from immediate service.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 99, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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