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1. On the beach, shore, or land (as opposed to aboard or on board a vessel). 2. Towards the shore. 3. "To run ashore": to collide with the shore (as opposed to "to run aground", which is to strike a submerged feature such as a reef or sandbar). assembly station See muster station. astarboard Toward the starboard side of a vessel. astern 1.
The more distant part of the sea as seen from the shore, generally implying the open ocean beyond anchoring ground. offshore 1. Moving away from the shore. 2. (of a wind) Blowing from the land to the sea. 3. At some distance from the shore; located in the sea away from the coast. oiler 1.
An adapted version, Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916, was published in 2003, aimed at a middle-school audience, with fewer biographical background of the victims. [3] There are photos and news clippings not in the original. [4] Capuzzo's description of the shark's behaviour verges on being anthropomorphic. [5]
Coastal Connecticut, often called the Connecticut Shore or the Connecticut Shoreline, comprises all of Connecticut's southern border along Long Island Sound, from Greenwich in the west to Stonington in the east, as well as the tidal portions of the Housatonic River, Quinnipiac River, Connecticut River, and Thames River.
Sailing into the wind is a sailing expression that refers to a sail boat's ability to move forward despite being headed into (or very nearly into) the wind. A sailboat cannot make headway by sailing directly into the wind (see "Discussion," below); the point of sail into the wind is called "close hauled".
A vessel can be made fast to any variety of shore fixtures from trees and rocks to specially constructed areas such as piers and quays. The word pier is used in the following explanation in a generic sense. Mooring is often accomplished using thick ropes called mooring lines or hawsers. The lines are fixed to deck fittings on the vessel at one ...
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2. An elevation in the bed of a river, stream, or shallow sea, either fully or partially submerged, mid-channel or connected to the shore, and usually made of sand, mud, gravel, or other loose sediment. See also bar and shoal. 3. Another name for a hill or hillside. bankfull stage