Faire vent ARRIERE, to bring the wind aft, or astern.

ARRIERE-GARDE d'une armée navale, the rear-division of a squadron of vessels of war.

Tomber en ARRIERE, to fall astern.

ARRIMAGE, the stowage or disposition of the cargo in the hold.

ARRIMER, to stow the hold, to trim the ship by her stowage. Whence

ARRIMEUR, a stower.

ARRISER, or AMENER See AMENER.

ARRIVAGE, an arrival of merchandise in a port or haven.

ARRIVE, the order to put the helm a-weather, so as to bear away, or edge further to leeward. ARRIVE tout, the order to put the helm hard a-weather.

N'ARRIVE pas! don't fall off! Luff!

ARRIVÉE, bearing up, or the movement of veering or bearing away; also the angle of falling-off in trying.

ARRIVER, to hear away before the wind. Hence

ARRIVER sur un vaisseau, to bear down on a ship.

ARRIVER beaucoup, to bear away large.

ARTILLÉ, or ARTILLIÉ, mounted with cannon: as, vaisseau ARTILLÉ de trente pièces, a ship mounting thirty guns.

ARTIMON, the mizen-mast, also the mizen itself.

ASPECT, the looming or perspective view of the land from the sea.

ASSECHER, être à sec, to appear dry, as a rock or shore when the tide of ebb has retreated from it. ASSEMBLER, to unite the several pieces of a ship, as by rabbeting, scarfing, scoring, tenenting, &c.

ASSUJETTIR, to fix a piece of timber firmly in it's place, in ship-building.

ASSURANCE, a contract or policy of insurance.

Pavillon d'ASSURANCE, a flag or signal of peace.

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