GLOSSARY - TM-55-1915-200-100026

TM 55-1915-200-10

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The lowest interior position of a ship; the water that

BILGE

accumulates in the bilge is called bilge water.

A compass stand made of nonmagnetic material,

BINNACLE

serving also to illuminate and protect the compass.

Last end of a line or inboard end of an anchor cable

BITTER END

secured to bitt.

Pair of heavy posts, set vertically in a deck or on a pier,

BITTS

to which mooring or towing lines are fastened.

Grooved pulley or sheave in a frame or shell provided

BLOCK

with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached.

The forward part of a vessel.

BOW

Two heavy anchors carried in the forward part of the

BOW ANCHORS

vessel and ordinarily used in anchoring.

Raised athwartships platform from which a vessel is

BRIDGE

steered and navigated.

Partition dividing the interior of a vessel into various

BULKHEAD

compartments.

Light plating or wooden extension of the hull above an

BULWARK

exposed deck, furnishing protection against weather and

loss of material or personnel.

Spring loaded action like a ball point pen, pushing

CAGED

CAGING button down and releasing, Gyro becomes

caged.

To wear down by rubbing the surface of a line against a

CHAFE

solid object.

A guard of canvas, line, or similar material placed

CHAFING GEAR

around spars, lines, or rigging to prevent wear.

Compartment below the main deck which receives the

CHAIN LOCKER

anchor chain.

Casting through which the anchor chain passes below

CHAIN PIPE

deck.

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