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 TM 55-1905-223-24-16
GLOSSARY
AFT or AFTER
At, near, or toward the stern.
ANCHOR
Iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and
hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or line
attached.
AWEIGH
The position of the anchor when it is raised
clear of the ground.
BITTER END
Last end of a line or inboard end of an anchor
cable secured to bitt.
BITTS
Pair of heavy posts, set vertically in a deck or
on a pier, to which mooring or towing lines are
fastened.
BULKHEAD
Partition dividing the interior of a vessel into
various compartments.
CHAIN LOCKER
Compartment below the main deck which receives
the anchor chain.
CHAIN PIPE
Casting through which the anchor chain passes
below deck.
CHOCKS
Heavy fittings with round or oval holes secured
to the deck or fitted in a vessel's bulwark,
through which hawsers and lines are passed; also
blocks of wood for supporting boats and weights.
CLEAT
Wood or metal fitting that has two projecting
horns to which a line is secured.
ENGINE ROOM
Compartment containing the propulsion machinery
of a vessel.
FAIRLEAD
Fittings or devices used in preserving the
direction of line, chain, or wire so that it may
be delivered fairly, or on a straight lead, to
the sheave or drum.
GROUND TACKLE
Anchor gear,
GYPSY
Drum like portion of the windlass, used for
taking in line or chain.
HATCH
Opening in a deck giving access to cargo holds.
HAWSEPIPES
Iron castings in a bow of a vessel through which
ancho, chains run.
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