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GAFF to GANG

GANG-BOARD to GIMBALS

GIMBLETING to Fire-GRAPPLING

GRATINGS to GROUND-TACKLE
GRATINGS
Ledges of the GRATLINGS
GRATING
GRAVING
GRIPE
GRIPES
GRIPING
GROMMET
GROUNDING
GROUND-TACKLE

GROWING to GUTTER-LEDGE

GUY to GYBING


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GROUNDING

GROUNDING, the act of laying a ship ashore, in order to bream or repair her. It is also applied to running aground accidentally when under sail, or driving in a tempest.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 141, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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