PROFONTIÉ, a ship that draws much water, or takes a large volume of water to float her.

PROLONGER une navire, to lay a ship along.side of some other.

PROMONTOIRE, a cape, head.land, or fore.land.

PROUE, the prow of a ship. See AVANT.

Donner la PROUE, to appoint the course, or rendezvous of the gallies.

PROVISIONS, a general name for the provisions, and the warlike stores of a ship.

PUCHOT. See TROMPE.

PUISER, to leak, or make water at sea.

PUISER pour le bord, to ship seas, or take in water, either over the gunnel, or at the ports in the side.

PUITS. See ARCHIPOMPE.

PUY, a great depth of the sea on a level bottom.

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