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AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
Dead Euphemistic: Off on a boat [5] To die Euphemistic: Viking Off the hooks [2] Dead Informal British. Not to be confused with 'off the hook' (no longer in trouble). On one's deathbed [1] Dying Neutral On one's last legs [2] About to die Informal On the wrong side of the grass Dead Euphemistic slang Refers to the practice of burying the dead.
Dead water is the nautical term for a phenomenon which can occur when there is strong vertical density stratification due to salinity or temperature or both. It is common where a layer of fresh or brackish water rests on top of denser salt water , without the two layers mixing. [ 2 ]
According to the Macquarie Dictionary (2005), the original term bilabaĆ means "a watercourse that runs only after rain", with bila meaning "river", [2] and possibly combined with bong or bung, meaning "dead".
The original intention of "dead" in the term is generally assumed to mean using a stationary object that is "dead in the water" as a basis for calculations. Additionally, at the time the first appearance of "dead reckoning", "ded" was considered a common spelling of "dead". This potentially led to later confusion of the origin of the term. [1]
Also ship's magazine. The ammunition storage area aboard a warship. magnetic bearing An absolute bearing using magnetic north. magnetic north The direction towards the North Magnetic Pole. Varies slowly over time. maiden voyage The first voyage of a ship in its intended role, i.e. excluding trial trips. Maierform bow A V-shaped bow introduced in the late 1920s which allowed a ship to maintain ...
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At the burial of the dead at sea, the same office from the Book of Common Prayer as used for burial on land may be used; only instead of the words: [5] We therefore commit [his] body to the ground, earth to earth, ... in sure and certain hope of the resurrection of the body