Part 17 (1/2)

HULL. The body of a vessel, as distinguished from the spars, or engines.

HULL, to. (HULLED.) A cannon ball striking the hull of a vessel is said to hull her.

JIB. See ”Sails.”

JIB-BOOM. See ”Spars.”

KEEP, to. To keep off, or away, is to change course away from the wind or from an enemy. See ”To bear up.”

LARGE. See ”Course.”

LEE. The direction toward which the wind blows. ”Under the lee of,”

protected from wind and sea by land, or by a vessel, interposed.

Lee Tide. See ”Tide.”

LEECH. The vertical side of a square sail. The upper and lower sides, horizontal, are called head and foot.

LEEWARD (p.r.o.nounced looard). Direction of movement, or of bearing, opposite to the wind.

LIE-TO, to. To bring the vessels head on, or near, the wind, and remain nearly stopped. Usually in heavy weather, but not always.

LINE ABREAST. See p. 122.

LINE AHEAD. See p. 85.

LINE OF BATTLE. In the line of battle the vessels are ranged on the same straight line, steering the same course, one behind the others, so that all the broadsides are clear to bear upon an enemy. The line preferred is one of the close-hauled lines, because on them the movement of a vessel in the line is more easily regulated by backing, or shaking, some of the sails.

LINE OF BEARING. See ”Bearing, line of.”

LINE, s.h.i.+p of the. A vessel fitted by its force for the line of battle. Opposite generically to ”cruiser.” The modern term is ”battles.h.i.+p.”

LUFF, to. The movement of changing the course to nearer the direction whence the wind comes, by using the helm.

MAIN. } MIZZEN.} See ”Spars” and ”Sails.”

MAST. See ”Spars.” ”To the mast.” A sail is said to be so when aback.

MONSOON. A trade wind, in the China and Indian seas, which blows uniformly from the northeast in winter, and from southwest in summer.

NEAP. See ”Tide.”

OFF--the wind. See ”Course.”

ON--the wind. See ”Course.”