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A TRANSLATION OF French SEA-TERMS and PHRASES: P
A TRANSLATION OF French SEA.TERMS and PHRASES: P
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PONTON, a pontoon, for careening or delivering ships: also a sort of bridge of boats, composed of two punts, with planks laid between them: likewise a ferry.boat.
PONTONAGE, the hire of a ferry.boat or pontoon.
PONTONNIER, the master of a pontoon; a lighterman.
PORQUES ACCULÉES, the after floor.riders.
PORQUES de fond, floor.riders.
Allonges de PORQUES, futtock.riders.
PORT, a haven, port, or harbour.
PORT.brut, ou havre brut, a natural har bour, or port formed by nature.
PORT de vaisseau, the burthen or tonnage of a ship.
PORT de barre, an harbour with a bar, that can only be passed at, or near high water.
PORT d'entrée, or PORTE de toute marée. See HAVRE.
Avoir un PORT sous le vent, to have a harbour to leeward, or under the lee.
Fermer le PORTS, ou PORTS fermés, to lay an embargo upon all the shipping of a harbour. See ARRET.
PORTAGE, the space or room in a ship's hold allowed to any officer, &c. to contain his private trade, or venture.
PORTE d'ecluse, the flood.gates of a sluice.
PORTE gargousse. See LANTERNE à gargousse.
PORTE.haubans, ou ecotards, the channels, or chain.wales of a ship.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 392, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1704.html