Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 46,49 MB
Release : 1998-02-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1324000376
“Written for the sailor, not the scholar. Rousmaniere leaves out the chaff and gives us just the wheat. Astonishingly comprehensive and slender enough to carry aboard.” —Don Casey, author of This Old Boat From "abaft" to "Zulu," including terms as new as "bowrider" and as old as "starboard," here is the language of pleasure boating—clearly defined terms that today's sailors and powerboaters rely on to make their way safely and happily upon America's coastal waters.
Author : Thompson Lenfestey
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Boats and boating
ISBN : 9781592283675
Full explanations of more than 8,500 terms and phrases used by sailors, boaters, and seamen.
Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 12,29 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Boats and boating
ISBN : 9780393046496
From abaft to Zulu, including terms as new as bowrider and as old as starboard, here is the language of pleasure boating--clearly defined terms that today's sailors and powerboaters rely on to make their way safely and happily upon America's waters. Families of related terms are grouped together in special sections. QUIZ: What do the following phrases mean: head up, harden up, come up, round up, freshen your wind, sharpen up, sharpen your wind, heat it up? ANSWER: The same thing: steer closer to the wind.
Author : Henry Beard
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780761123873
Printed in an irresistible new gift format, this pocket dictionary brings new meaning to the things said at sea. The cleverly essential volume defines and illustrates the terms of sailing, from "ahoy" to "zephyr". Drawings throughout.
Author : William Henry Smyth
Publisher : London : Blackie and son
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 28,40 MB
Release : 1867
Category : Military art and science
ISBN :
Author : Graham Blackburn
Publisher : Overlook Books
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
A useful and illustrated reference to nautical terms with more than 2500 alphabetical entries, often cross-referenced.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 21,80 MB
Release : 1871
Category : Sailors
ISBN :
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 23,69 MB
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1465463801
Discover the definitions you need with this small dictionary that uses pictures, diagrams, and detailed annotations. Ultimate Visual Dictionary has been designed to give you easy access to the vocabulary you need. It contains more than 33,000 terms that are grouped into 14 sections that cover a wide range of topics, such as The Universe, Prehistoric Earth, Modern World, and Architecture. The accessible and paperback format makes this dictionary an ideal reference tool for new learners of the English language or anyone who wants to know more about a particular topic. See what other dictionaries only tell you with the Ultimate Visual Dictionary.
Author : Noah Webster
Publisher :
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 50,48 MB
Release : 1874
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Roman de los Santos Ed.D.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 19,30 MB
Release : 2014-04-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1483694216
The EnglishNavajo Children's Picture Dictionary is an English language children's dictionary with Navajo translations. By using these translations, and also the accompanying English sentence employing the entry word and the pictures, Navajospeaking students should be able to get a better understanding of each entry word's meaning. The book will also be helpful to those students who are learning to read Navajo, and to those who are learning the Navajo language.
