D
DAM to DEAD-WORK
DECKS to DEPTH of a sail
DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro to DOCK-YARDS
DOG to DOWN-HAUL-TACKLE
DOG
DOGGER
DOLPHIN of the mast
DOUBLE-BANKED
DOUBLING
DOUBLING-NAILS
DOUBLING-UPON
DOWN
DOWN-HAUL
DOWN-HAUL-TACKLE
To DOWSE to DRIVING
DROP to DUNNAGE
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DOUBLING
DOUBLING, (doubler, Fr.) in navigation, the act of sailing round, or passing beyond a cape or promontory, so as that the cape or point of land separates the ship from her former situation, or lies between her and any distant observer.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 101, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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