TRAVERSE misaine! flat.in the fore.sheet! flat.in forward! the order to pull the lower corners of the head.sails in, towards the middle of the ship, in order to make her fall off when the sails shiver in the wind.

TRAVERSER, to come abreast of, to sheer along.side of.

TRAVERSER l'ancre, to get the anchor up along the bow, in order to stow it parallel to the gunnel.

TRAVERSER la lame, to head the sea; to sail against the setting of the sea.

TRAVERSER misaine. See MISAINE.

TRAVERSIER, a small fishing vessel on the coast of Rochelle.

TRAVERSIER d'écoutilles, a gutter ledge, or cross.bar laid in the middle of a hatch.way to support the covers.

TRAVERSIER de chaloupe, the fore.beam or fore.thwart of a long.boat.

TRAVERSIER de port, a wind that sets right into any harbour, so as to prevent the departure of a ship from it.

Mettre la misaine au TRAVERSIER, to bring the fore.tack to the cat.head; as when the wind is large.

TRAVERSIN. See TAMISAILLE.

TRAVERTIN d'écoutilles, a gutter.ledge, or cross.piece of a hatchway.

TRAVERTIN d'élinguet, the beam into which the pauls of the capstern are bolted.

TRAVERSIN des herpes, a ship's davit; see also MINOT.

TRAVERSIN des bittes, the cross.piece of the bits.

TRAVERSIN de chateau d'avant, the cross.piece of the fore.castle, which contains the kevels and cleats for belaying ropes.

TRAVERSIN des affûts, the transoms of the gun.carriages.

TRAVERSINS des taquets, the step, or frame of timber in which the main and fore.sheet kevels are lodged.

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