BARDIS also implies the partitions occasionally formed in the hold to separate different species of grain, when the ship is laden therewith, &c.

BARGE, an old word for skiff or yawl.

BARIL, BARILLAGE, BARIQUE, small casks of different sizes.

BARIL de poudre, a powder-cask, containing an hundred pounds of gun-powder.

BARILLARD, the steward, or officer who has charge of the wine and water in the row-gallies.

BARIOUES, à feu, or faudroyantes, thundering-barrels, or casks which contain the fire-pots in a fire-ship.

BAROUE, a settee, or two-masted vessel with lateen sails.

BARQUE à eau, a watering-boat, or vessel employed for carrying water.

BARQUE d'avis, an advice-boat.

BARQUE de descente, a sort of lighter.

BARQUE, de vivandier, a provision-boat; a bum-boat.

BARQUE droite, the order to trim the boat upright, when she heels.

BARQUE en Fagot, a boat in frame; an assemblage of all the pieces of a boat, ready formed and put on ship-board, in order to build her at the place where she may be required.

BARQUE longue, or double chaloupe, a sort of pinace, or large long-boat.

BARQUEROLES, BARQUETTE, or BARCANETTE, a sort of passage-boats.

BARRE, the bar of a harbour; also a chain of rocks.

BARRE à bord, hard over! the order to put the helm close to the ship's side.

BARRE d'arcasse, a transom. See LISSES.

BARRE de gouvernail, the tiller of the helm.

BARRE de gouvernail, toute à bord, the whole force of the helm when the tiller is hard a-starboard, or hard a-port.

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