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Excerpt from An Universal Dictionary of the Marine
The fails are faid to be taken aback, when they are brought into this fituation, either by a fudden change of the wind, or by an alteration in the ?iip's courfe. They are laid aback, to ch'eet an immediate retreat, without turning to the right or left or, in the fea-phrafe, to give the Ihip flan-way, in order to avoid fome danger difcovered before her in a narrow channel or when fire has advanced beyond her itation in the line of battle, or otherwife.
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The fails are faid to be taken aback, when they are brought into this fituation, either by a fudden change of the wind, or by an alteration in the ?iip's courfe. They are laid aback, to ch'eet an immediate retreat, without turning to the right or left or, in the fea-phrafe, to give the Ihip flan-way, in order to avoid fome danger difcovered before her in a narrow channel or when fire has advanced beyond her itation in the line of battle, or otherwife.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - William Falconer
Hardback
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ISBN - 9781528566704
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 424
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ISBN - 9781334175688
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 426
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