The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...

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Title: The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...
Author: Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,; 1644.
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Subject terms: Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- English.
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Way of a ship.

The Rake and Run of a ship, is called her way fore∣ward-on, or aftward-on: Also when she sailes a-pace, they will say, the ship hath good way, fresh way, or the like; Likewise, in casting the dead-reckning, they allow her Lee-ward-way, (that is so much as she drives to Lee-ward, from that she seemes to goe.)