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Hatchway. — A large square or oblonpj opening in the deck, 

 ail'urding a passage into the hold, etc. 



Hawse. — The part of the bows of a ship close to the cable. 



Hold. — The whole interior cavity of a sliip between the floor 

 and the lower deck. In a vessel of one deck, the whole 

 interior space from the keel or floor to the deck. 



Hulk. — The body of a vessel, or that part which is, in truth, 

 the vessel itself. 



Hur'ricane-deck. — The upper deck of steamboats, which, 

 from its height, is liable to be injured by sudden and 

 violent winds. 



Jib'-boom. — A spar which is run out from, and is a continua- 

 tion of, the bowsprit; beyond this is the.flying jib-boom. 

 The sails attached, in order, are the foretop-mast stay-sail 

 jib, jib, and flying jib. 



Ju'ry-mast. — A temporary or occasional mast, used in the 

 place of the foremast or mainmast which has been de- 

 stroyed by a storm. 



Keel. — The principal timber in a ship, extending from stem to 

 stern at the bottom, and supporting the whole frame. 



Keel'son, or Kel'son. — The inside keel. 



Lan'yard, — A short piece of rope or line fiistened to several 

 portions of a ship's rigging, etc., and serving to secure 

 them in their places ; but more especially those used to 

 extend the shrouds and stays of the ma.sts. 



Lift. — A rope or tackle extending from a yard-arm to the mast- 

 head, to support and move the yard. 



Lug' -sail. — A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely 

 to the mast at about one-fourth of its length. 



Mar'tinets. — Small lines fastened to the leech of sail, reeved 

 through a block on the topmast-head, and coming down 

 by the mast to the deck. Their use is to bring the leech 

 of the sail close to the yard for the purpose of being 

 furled. 



Mar'tingale. — A short perpendicular spar under the bowsprit 

 end, used for reeving the stays. 



MASTS. 



Foremast. — The mast of a ship which is placed in the fore-part 



or forecastle. 

 Foretop-mast. — A perpendicular spar next above the foremast. 



