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1. A.B. in A, n. View full entry 1810
...able seaman (formerly able-bodied seaman)....
2. ACV in A, n. View full entry 1962
...air-cushion vehicle (see air cushion2)....
3. A1, adj. View full entry 1776
...Esp. of a wooden ship: first-class in respect of both hull and fittings (originally and esp. as classified in Lloyd's Register: see note in etymology). Also A1 at Lloyd's. Now...
4. aback, adv. View full entry 1661
...Naut. With the front surface of a sail exposed to the wind so that the sail, if square, is pressed back against the mast, or if fore-and-aft, is filled from the...
5. aback, adv. View full entry
...to take aback: see take1....
6. † abackstays, adv. View full entry 1630
...In line with the direction of the wind; with sails positioned in this way, thus presenting no surface to the wind....
7. abaft, adv. and prep. View full entry a1400
...Chiefly Naut. To or towards the rear; backward....
8. abaft, adv. and prep. View full entry 1495
...Naut. In the rear, at the back, behind; spec. in or behind the stern of a ship. Cf. baft1....
9. abaft, adv. and prep. View full entry 1476
...Naut. To the rear of, behind; nearer the stern than. Also in extended use....
10. abandon, n.2 View full entry 1755
...spec. In marine insurance: the relinquishment to the underwriters of all claim to property insured. Cf. abandonment4. Obs....
11. abandon, v. View full entry 1755
...trans.Commercial Law (chiefly in marine insurance). To relinquish to the underwriters all interest in or claim to (property insured) after a loss. Also intr....
12. abandonee, n. View full entry 1804
...A person to whom anything is formally or legally abandoned; spec. (in marine insurance) the underwriters to whom all interest in property insured is relinquished after a loss (cf. ...
13. abandonment, n. View full entry 1764
...Commercial Law (chiefly in marine insurance). The relinquishment to the underwriters of all interest in property insured after a loss; an instance of this....
14. notice of abandonment in abandonment, n. View full entry 1781
...a formal notification of intent to give up or relinquish something; (freq.) spec. in Commercial Law (chiefly in marine insurance) a formal assurance of intent to relinquish to...
15. abdication, n. View full entry 1755
...In marine insurance: the surrender of all rights to a ship or cargo to the underwriters in the case of loss; = abandonment4. Obs.rare....
16. abeam, adv. View full entry 1789
...On a line at right angles to a ship's course; opposite the middle of a vessel. Later also of an aircraft. Cf. beam17....
17. able seaman in able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 1661
...a sailor capable of performing all duties; spec. a rank of sailor in the Royal Navy above ordinary seaman and below leading seaman....
18. able whackets, n. View full entry 1785
...Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief. Hence: a sailors' card game in which the loser of the game (or of a point) receives such blows....
19. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1393
...Alongside, on one side (of a ship or a shore). Freq. modified by hard, close. See also board on boardboard12d....
20. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1450
...With reference to position. On or in a ship or other waterborne vessel; †at or on the side of a ship (obs.)....
