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Hidden Nautical Terms of Old Seafarers
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- 1. Primary sail set forward on a ship's mast
- 2. Weight placed in the hull for stability
- 3. Long-lasting biscuit carried by sailors
- 5. Spar extending from the bowsprit for flying the jib sail
- 6. System of ropes and pulleys for lifting
- 9. Direction sheltered from the wind
- 11. Vertical winch used for hauling ropes on a ship
- 13. Set of thirty masses said at sea for the dead
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- 4. Small sailing vessel with two masts
- 7. Spray blown from crests of waves by wind
- 8. Protective ship’s side above the deck
- 10. Raised deck at the stern of a ship
- 12. To secure a rope or to stop an action on a vessel
- 14. Large sailing ship used in the 16th-18th centuries
- 15. One skilled at tying ropes or knots
- 16. Device used to roll up a sail
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