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first tima aloft
first tima aloft
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7th Grade
04/14/2009
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Term
windlass
 Definition
a device for raising or loweing objects by winging or unwinding rope around a cylinder.
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bowsprit
 Definition
a pole for projecting from the bow.
Term
man-ropes
 Definition
ropes used as guardrails or support.
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forecastle
 Definition
the deck area at the bow.
Term
flaw
 Definition
a sudden gust.
Term
royals
 Definition
the sails just below the skysails.
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shrouds
 Definition
the rope steadying the tops of the masts.
Term
jacob's Ladder
 Definition
a ladder for the ladder to heaven that jacob saw in a dream.
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beetling
 Definition
overhanding.
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truck
 Definition
the round tip of s mast.
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promiscuos
 Definition
confused.
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