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Tin Can Sailor Talk

I want to thank the Tin Can Sailors, Inc for permission to use the information on this page.

   

 

Look at words beginning with the letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 



U
UNLAY : Untwist and separate the strands of a rope.
V
VERY'S PISTOL(or Very) : A device for firing small pyrotechnics into the air as signals.
W
WALK AWAY : haul on a line by taking hold and walking down the deck, rather than hand over hand. WATCH : One of the 4-hour periods into which the 24-hour day is divided. WEATHER DECK : Any deck or portion of a deck exposed to the elements.
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