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To LABOUR to LAND-FALL
LAND-LOCKED to LASHING
LATEEN-SAIL to LEE-SIDE
LATEEN-SAIL
LAYING THE LAND
LEAK
LEAKY
LEDGES
LEDGE
LEE
LEE-LARCHES
LEE-SIDE
LEEWARD-SHIP to LIE ALONG
LIE TO to LIMBER-BOARDS
LIMBER-ROPE to LOG-BOOK
LONG-BOAT to LUFF
LUFF-TACKLE to LYING-TO in a storm
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LAYING THE LAND
LAYING THE LAND, in navigation, the state of motion which increases the distance from the coast, so as to make it appear lower and smaller; a circumstance which evidently arises from the intervening convexity of the surface of the lea. It is used in contradistinction to raising the land, which is produced by the opposite motion of approach towards it.LEEWARD
To LEEWARD, towards that part of the horizon which lies under the lee, or whither the wind bloweth. Thus, "We saw a fleet under the lee," and, " We saw a fleet to leeward," are synonymous expressions.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, pages 175 - 176, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0796.html