Mettre un vaisseau en FURIN, to carry, or conduct a ship out to sea, or over the bar, &c. of a harbour into deep water.

FUSEAUX, or TAQUETS de cabestan. See TAQUETS.

FUSÉE dans un brûlot, the assemblage of troughs wherein the train of a fire-ship is laid.

FUSÉE d'aviron, a mouse raised on the middle of an oar, to confine it in the strop or grommet.

FUSÉE de vindas, or de cabestan volant, the barrel or body of the windlass, in which the handspecs are lodged to turn it about.

FUSÉES de tournevire, the moufes of the voyol.

FUSTE, a low and capacious vessel navigated with sails and oars.

FUT de giroüette, the vane-stock.

FUTAILLE, the water and provision-casks of a ship.

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