Amarée à QUAI, rangé à QUAI, moored along.side of a key or wharf.

QUAIAGE, wharfage.

QUAICHE, a ketch, or ship so called.

QUARANTAINE, quarantine.

Faire QUARANTAINE, to perform quarantine.

QUARANTENIER, a rope of the size of a ratling.line, used as a lashing, &c.

QUARRÉ de reduction. See QUARTIER de reduction.

QUARRÉ naval, the naval square, a scheme drawn on a ship's quarter.deck, to represent the division of a fleet into three columns, and exhibit the station of each particular ship in the order of sailing: it is used to direct and regulate the movements of each ship with regard to the rest, and preserve the whole fleet in uniformity.

QUART de rond, saloire, tamisoille, the transom, upon which the tiller traverses in the gun.room. See TRAVERSE.

QUART, the watch kept in a ship, comprehending the time of it's continuance, and the people employed to keep it.

QUART bon, or bon QUART, keep a good look.out afore! look well out afore there!

QUART du jour, the day.watch.

Prendre le QUART, to set the watch.

Au QUART, au QUART ! the manner of calling the watch to relief, as, the watch, hoay! the starboard watch, hoay!

Faire bon QUART sur la hune, to keep a good look.out in the tops.

Le premier QUART, or QUART de tribord, the starboard.watch. See also TRIBOR.DAIS.

Second QUART, or QUART de bas.bord, the larbord.watch. See BASBORDAIS.

QUARTS de vent, the quarter.points of the compass, or those which lie on each side of the cardinal and intermediate points, and are distinguished in English by the word by; as N. by E. N. E. by N. &c.

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