Voyager: alternatives and connections

Toward the back or rear; backward.

The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.

The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails.

With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set; set on end or set right.

Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.

The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any…

An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the cr…

A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used…

A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long tim…

A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.

A name given to several kinds of vessels.

The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the ele…

A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. Th…

A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water p…