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Author | : Deborah W. Cutler |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Naval art and science |
ISBN | : 9781591141501 |
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Most professions have their own languages, and the U.S. Navy with its obscure terms and labored acronyms is certainly no exception. Those in and out of the naval profession will find this dictionary an essential tool in deciphering their unique language, which has its origins in the days of sail and continues to mutate in the ever-growing vocabulary of technology. For this completely revised and fully updated edition, Deborah Cutler and Thomas Cutler identify and clearly define a vast array of terms that can make documents and conversations with naval professionals so bewildering. Highly qualified 'NAVSPEAK linguists, the Cutlers have built upon the original works, culling, adding, and bringing the entries up to date for the twenty-first century. Official terms like Seapower 21 are included as well as such colorful, unofficial vocabulary as cannon cocker. Helpful notations of word origins for the very old and very new make definitions even clearer.
Author | : William Henry Smyth |
Publisher | : London : Blackie and son |
Total Pages | : 836 |
Release | : 1867 |
Genre | : Military art and science |
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Download The Sailor's Word-book Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Naval art and science |
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Download Jane's Dictionary of Naval Terms Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Peter D. Jeans |
Publisher | : Birch Lane Press |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
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From hardy Nantucket whalers to Elizabethan sea dogs, from grizzled fishermen in Nova Scotia to the crews of clipper ships, the men who made their living on the sea left as part of their legacy a remarkable contribution to the English language. An astonishing variety of words, sayings, and idiomatic expressions are explained in alphabetically organized entries in this authoritative and entertaining work. Illustrations.
Author | : William Henry Smyth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781934757413 |
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Almost 800 pages . 12,764 Definitions. The Most Complete Reference of Its Kind It's one thing to compile a dictionary of nautical terms from the Age of Sail; but it's quite another when the people doing the compiling actually lived them. That is exactly the situation in The Sailor's Word. William Henry Smyth (1788-1865) was in the Royal Navy for over 25 years, rising from a ship's boy on a West India merchantman to a Royal Navy Admiral. In addition to commanding several Royal Navy ships, he became world famous as a hydrographer (some of his charts were still in use in the 1960's), and as an astronomer (he eventually became president of the Royal Astronomical Society). The last years of his life, however, were spent compiling The Sailor's Word from his vast storehouse of nautical experience; but he died before he could see it published. His family decided to go forth with the publication of his final work. Their selection of an editor couldn't have been better: Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877). Sir Edward was a Royal Navy officer with even more experience than Smyth. In his 40 years of service he captained numerous ships and generated a well-deserved reputation as a naval surveyor. His final command was of the unsuccessful expedition to find the missing and ill-fated explorer, Sir John Franklin. A cousin of Frederick Marryat, it can be plausibly argued that his novel, Horatio Howard Brenton, was the real model for C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. If you want to understand modern nautical fiction, you have to understand the language they used and the way they actually used it-not the way you think they used it.
Author | : Deborah W. Cutler |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Naval art and science |
ISBN | : 9781591141525 |
Download Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Most professions have their own languages, and the U.S. Navy with its labored acronyms is certainly no exception. Those in and out of the naval profession will find this dictionary an essential tool in deciphering their unique language, which has its origins in the days of sail and continues to mutate in the ever-growing vocabulary of technology. For this completely revised and fully updated edition, Deborah Cutler and Thomas Cutler identify and clearly define a vast array of acronyms and abbreviations that can make documents and conversations with naval professionals so bewildering. Highly qualified NAVSPEAK linguists, the Cutlers have built upon the original work, culling, adding, and bringing the entries up to date for the twenty-first century. Official abbreviations like NGA are included as well as such colorful, unofficial vocabulary as SNAFU. Helpful notations of word origins for the very old and very new make definitions even clearer.
Author | : Jules Douady |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : English language |
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Download Dictionary of Nautical Terms and Phrases Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Vavasour Noel |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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A totally revised edition of a standard reference work (previous edition, 1978). For anyone who needs to speak Navy or understand material written about the Navy. Extensively cross-referenced. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Author | : A. G. Course |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
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Author | : William Falconer |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 2022-05-28 |
Genre | : Science |
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This comprehensive dictionary of maritime terminology was first published in 1813 and designed as a reference work for shipbuilders and navigators. It was compiled by the naval historian William Burney and presented a revised and expanded version of the classic Universal Marine Dictionary originally published in 1769 by the poet and lexicographer William Falconer (1732–89). The dictionary with over 800 pages presents technical data on shipbuilding, navigation, the operation of ships, weaponry, and provisions, as well as historical, legal, and medical information.