On or above the deck, in plain view, not hiding anything. Pirates would secret their crews below decks, thereby creating the false impression that an encounter with another ship was a casual matter of chance.
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POPPET
1. One of the timber and steel structures supporting the fore and aft ends of a ship for launching from sliding ways. 2. A spring-loaded ball engaging a notch; a ball latch.
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OCEANOGRAPHIC DREDGE
A device used aboard ship to bring up large samples of deposits and sediments from the ocean bottom.
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MOLDED LINES
Full-size lines of a ship or airplane which are laid out in a mold loft.
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LONGITUDINAL STABILITY
The ability of a ship or aircraft to recover a horizontal position after a vertical motion of its ends about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the centerline.
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LAUNCHING
The act or process of floating a ship after only hull construction is completed; in some cases ships are not launched until after all construction is completed.
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BUMPKIN
The spar projecting from stern of ship
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TRAMP FREIGHTER
A cargo ship engaged in the tramp trade.
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CORDAGE
Ropes in the rigging of a ship
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WEATHER SIDE
The side of a ship exposed to the wind.
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DOGWATCH
A short, evening period of watch duty on a ship
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