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51telltale compass — noun An upturned compass, suspended from the ceiling of a cabin, allowing a captain or other officer to check the course of a ship without going to the deck …
52Digital compass — A digital compass may be either a magnetometer (as in some hand held GPS units) or a fibre optic gyrocompass (as in a ship s navigation system). Categories: Navigation …
53A ship's caliber — Caliber Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …
54John Daniel (ship's captain) — John Daniel, (fl. 1681), was an English sea captain who charted part of the coast of Australia in 1681 before, William Dampier sighted the mainland of Australia in 1688.A copy of Daniel s chart shows that he sighted the Wallabi Group , off the… …
55Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
56ГОСТ 21063-81: Оборудование навигационное судовое. Термины и определения — Терминология ГОСТ 21063 81: Оборудование навигационное судовое. Термины и определения оригинал документа: 11. Абсолютный лаг Е. Bottom speed log Лаг, производящий измерение скорости относительно дна Определения термина из разных документов:… …
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57HMS Speedy (1798) — The battle schooner or gunboat HMS Speedy sank in a blinding snowstorm in Lake Ontario south of Brighton, Ontario and west of Prince Edward County, on 8 October 1804, with the loss of all hands. The sinking changed the course of Canadian history… …
58Traverse board — could use the traverse board.The traverse board is a simple wooden board with peg holes and attached pegs. It is divided into two parts.The top part is for recording direction sailed. It has a representation of the compass rose with its 32… …
59lubber line — noun a fixed line on a ship s compass indicating its heading • Syn: ↑lubber s line, ↑lubber s mark, ↑lubber s point • Hypernyms: ↑reference point, ↑point of reference, ↑reference * * * …
60deviation — de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913 Webster] 2. The …
