[Gutenberg 26000] • The Sailor's Word-Book / An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
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- Authors
- Smyth, W.H.
- Publisher
- Conway
- Tags
- reference , history , naval art and science -- dictionaries , military art and science -- dictionaries
- ISBN
- 9780851779720
- Date
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.01 MB
- Lang
- en
Landlubbers may be surprised to learn that at sea, a sheet is made of rope, not cloth. But even experienced sailors will discover new meanings for everyday words in this unique nautical reference. First published in 1867, *The Sailor’s Word-Book* defines some 14,000 terms from A, “the highest class of merchant ships,” to zumbra, “a Spanish skiff or yawl.” Whether the reader is a naval history buff, a fan of nautical fiction, or a yachting enthusiast, this new edition of a classic will prove a seaworthy companion.