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An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.Falconer, William

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An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

Falconer, William

French language -- Dictionaries -- English; Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800; Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- French; Shipbuilding -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800

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                                   AN
                          UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY
                                 OF THE
                                MARINE:
                                  OR,
                         A COPIOUS EXPLANATION
                                 OF THE
                      TECHNICAL TERMS and PHRASES
                            EMPLOYED IN THE
 CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, MACHINERY, MOVEMENTS, and MILITARY
                               OPERATIONS
                                   OF
                                A SHIP.
                            ILLUSTRATED WITH
   Variety of Original DESIGNS of SHIPPING, in different Situations;
Together with separate Views of their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging.
                          To which is annexed,
 A Translation of the FRENCH Sea-Terms and Phrases, collected from the
             Works of Mess. DU HAMEL, AUBIN, SAVERIEN, &c.

                          By WILLIAM FALCONER,

                        AUTHOR of The SHIPWRECK.

                                LONDON:

     Printed for T. CADELL (Successor to Mr. MILLAR) in the Strand.

                               MDCCLXIX.

                                   TO

                          THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

                        THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS

                      FOR EXECUTING THE OFFICE OF

                           LORD HIGH ADMIRAL

                                   OF

                          _GREAT BRITAIN, &c._

                               THIS WORK

                                  IS,

                    By their LORDSHIPS’ PERMISSION,

                        WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT,

                               INSCRIBED,

                                   BY

                                                             The AUTHOR.

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                                PREFACE.

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