A framework, usually with a lattice or ladder-like structure, having a specific function and… Nautical. A wooden framework at the base of a mast in…

A type of boat hook used to push large floating sections of ice away from a ship. Cf. ice pole n. at ice, n. compounds 8. Now historical.

A metal spike attached to a sounding line for finding and investigating sunken objects. Obsolete. rare.

fumigation-lamp n. (see quot.).

A staff attached to a board, and used in the hold for measuring, and for levelling ballast.

An axe carried on board a boat.

Nautical. A forked or two-pronged hook, attached to the deck of a ship, which is used to secure a cable or chain. Also in plural in same sense.

Nautical. An apparatus for relaying orders from the bridge on a ship to the engine room, typically consisting of identical dials, indicating…

U.S. A portable plank used to load and unload goods on to or from a boat. Obsolete. rare.

Nautical. A spherical pronged device attached to a line and fired towards or from a sinking ship, used to convey the crew or passengers to a place…

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Nautical. A black ball or ball-like object displayed during daylight on a ship (in the rigging or other prominent position) to indicate that the…

Sailing. A mechanism used to wind in a halyard or sheet (sheet, n.2 1) on a yacht (esp. a racing yacht), consisting of a winch operated by one or…