10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIDE AT ANCHOR»
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Lever, o>i lev nttn a ancom, to] hoist, or to weigh anchoi , E*- tar scire ancora, t>
be, !o lie, or to ride at anchor. Gamtr a ancora, to drive ; that is, when an anchor
does not hold fast and the ship drags away. Meier a mi' orn na lan-< dt cazas cba,
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The Language of Sailing
Riding bitts are those to which cable is fastened so as to ride at anchor; riding
chocks are a bow fitting as a lead-in for the cable, with a pawl to prevent its
running back; the riding light is the anchor light, an all- round white light; riding
scope is ...
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The Practical Navigation and Seaman's New Daily Assistant...
A Ship is ("aid to ride at Anchor when fhe does not drive with the Wind or Tide,
but is held faft by her Anchors. To ride athwart, is to ride with the Ship's Side to
the Tide. To ride betwixt Wind and Tide, is when the Ship rides at Anchor, and the
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The Practical Navigator and Seamans Daily Assistant...: ...
A Ship is (aid to ride at Anchor when fb.e dees not drive with the Wind or Tide, but
is held faft by her Anchors. To ride athwart, is to ride with the Ship's Side to the
Tide. Te ride betwixt JVmd and Tide, is when the Ship rides at Anchor, and the ...
John Hamilton Moore,
1784
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Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery: Performed in His ...
'In consequence, they do not strain the cables or anchors, or the hull, so much as
vessels built on a sharp construction. It is a great advantage in navigation to be
able to ride at anchor safely. Voyages may be undertaken with such security, that
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The narrative of a voyage of discovery: Performed in the ...
In consequence, they do not strain the cables or anchors, or the hull, so much as
vessels buiit on a sharp construction. It is a great advantage in navigation to be
able to ride at anchor safely. Voyages may be undertaken with such security, that
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The narrative of a voyage of discovery, performed in His ...
In consequence, they do not strain the cables or anchors, or the hull, so much as
vessels built on a sharp construction. It is a great advantage in navigation to be
able to ride at anchor safely. Voyages may be undertaken with such security, that
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Boyer's Royal Dictionary Abridged: In Two Parts ... ...
... être à l'ancre ; to ride at anchor, (Ire à Гапсге sur une seule ancre ; to cast
anchor, jeter Га/tere, mottiller ; to weigh the anchor, kvei l'ancre, Aímncrer ; to
back an auchor, enipenneller une ancre; to cat an anchor, caponner UHL ancres
to fish ...
Abel Boyer, William Gardiner,
1814
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The gentleman's dictionary: in three parts. viz. I. The art ...
To Ride at Anchor, is said of a Mignctical Amplitude, is an Arc Ship which is held
so fast by her of the Horizon, intercepted be- Anchors, as not to be driven with
tween the Sun in his Rising or Set- either Wind or Tide. The best ting, and the
East ...
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The Trial of the Honourable John Byng,
at a Court Martial, ...
'so Ride : A Ship is ctsaid to Ride at Anchor, When she does not drive with the
Wind or Tide, but is held fast by her Anchors. T 0 ride atIrwm-t, is to ride with the
Ship's Side to the Tide. To 'ride 'betwixt Wind' and Tide, is wh'eti 'the Ship tides at
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