 | John Hamilton Moore - Nautical astronomy - 1791 - 578 pages
...bear, is to point th'em to the Objefit. Bearing-up, or Bearlng^away. The A& of changing the Courfe of a Ship, in order to make her run before the Wind, after ihe had failed fome Time with a Sids Wind, or cjofe hauled : it is generally performed to arrive at... | |
 | J. J. Moore - English language - 1805 - 300 pages
...the boat. BEAR aliand, implies make haste, dispatch, quick, &c. To BEAR ufl, or away, is to change the course of a ship, in order to make her run before the wind after she had sailed some time with a side wind, or close kattkJ $ and seems to have beep derived from the motion... | |
 | John Hamilton Moore - Nautical astronomy - 1810 - 662 pages
...WEATHER QUARTER, A-ИКАО, OR A-STERV. Bear a-hand. Make. Inste, dispatch. To bear in WITH THE I,AXI>. Is when a ship sails towards the shore. To bear off". To thrust or keep on" trom the ship's м<1е, &с. any weight when hoisting. To bear a/> or avai/. The act of changing... | |
 | John Campbell - Great Britain - 1817 - 562 pages
...decks, and retain tbe sides at their proper distance. ,BEARING-UP, or BEARING-AWAY, in navigation, the act of changing the course of a ship, in order to make her run before the wind, after she had sailed some time with a side wind, or close baaled : it is generally performed to arrive to some port... | |
 | Nautical astronomy - 1821 - 708 pages
...is, put her right before the wind. Bring your guns to bear, is to point them to the object. To bear in with the land, is when a ship sails towards the shore. To Bear off. To thrust or keep oflffrom the ship's side, fyc. any weight when hoisting. Bearing up or Bearing away. The act of changing... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1826 - 732 pages
...is, put her right before the wind. Bring your guns to bear, is to point them to the object. To bear in with the land, is when a ship sails towards the...changing the course of a ship, in order to make her nin before the wind, after she bid sailed sometime with' a side wind, or close hauled ; it is generally... | |
 | William James - 1826 - 624 pages
...wooden parapet on each side of the forecastle, quarterdeck, or poop. Bear up, or bear away, is to change the course of a ship, in order to make her run before the wind, after she has sailed some time with a side wind, or close hauled ; and seems to have been derived from the motion... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 420 pages
...a-head, as the linr D; or a-itcrn, as the line C. Kcar a-hantt! Make haste, despatch. 7o bear in iri/A the land is when a ship sails towards the shore. To...off'. To thrust or keep off from the ship's side, &Lc., any weight, when hoisting. I'o bear up, or away. The act of changing a ship's course, to make... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 478 pages
...situation of any object in reference to any given part of the ship. Sear up, or bear away, is to change the course of a ship, in order to make her run before the wind, after she has sailed some time with a side wind, or close hauled; and seems to have been derived from the motion... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 506 pages
...west, is said to be on her starboard or larboard beam. See Abeam. Sear up, or bear away, is to change the course of a ship, in order to make her run before the wind, after she has sailed some time with a side wind, or close hauled ; and seems to have been derived from the motion... | |
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Sear up, or bear away, is to change the course of a ship, in order to make her run before the wind... 
