"A horse- or steam-power machine for digging, moving, or transporting loose gravel, sand, or soil."…
"Gaff. B, boom; CC, cheeks; G, gaff; M, mast; P, peak; T, throat or jaw. Nautical, a spar used to extend…
"Gooseneck of a Spanker-boom. Nautical: (a) A sort of iron hook fitted to the inner end of a yard or…
A triangular sail made of light canvas, used only in light winds and on yachts, set between the foretop…
The torpedoes used by the Confederates were various in form and construction. The most efficient ones…
"Shadow-sail, a sail designed to take the place of he regular jib-headed spinnaker ... a, shadow-sail;…
A soldier lying in the prone position, throwing a grenade. In anatomy,the prone position is a position…