Project Gutenberg 2008-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 5440 Smyth, W. H. (William Henry) 1788 1865 Smyth, William Henry Belcher, Edward, Sir 1799 1877 10025784 The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Produced by Ted Garvin, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Sailor's Word-Book" by W. H. Smyth is a nautical dictionary written in the late 19th century. This work offers an in-depth exploration of nautical terminology, including definitions of maritime language from both historical and contemporary perspectives. It serves as a useful resource for both seafaring professionals and enthusiasts, encompassing terms not only relevant to naval operations but also related to areas like astronomy, natural history, and military science. At the start of the text, the author reflects on the need for a comprehensive nautical dictionary prompted by a lack of satisfactory resources in the field. The opening includes a preface by Vice-Admiral Sir E. Belcher, highlighting Admiral Smyth's career and dedication to maritime knowledge. Through the preface and introduction, readers learn about the complexities and evolutions of nautical terms, the importance of precise definitions for sailors and landsmen alike, and Smyth's personal journey in collating this wealth of information for the greater benefit of his profession. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Naval art and science -- Dictionaries Military art and science -- Dictionaries V Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science - General 2449876 2449885 2024-09-11T07:41:30.114181 2023-09-11T10:52:05.658317 text/html text/html 2474513 2021-01-03T19:52:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 948181 2021-01-03T19:52:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1045497 2024-09-11T07:42:16.468983 application/epub+zip 1090534 2024-09-11T07:41:38.510178 application/epub+zip 1048655 2024-09-11T07:41:34.075180 application/epub+zip 1945509 2024-09-11T07:42:40.429874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1727377 2024-09-11T07:42:10.725023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1584493 2022-09-12T07:23:36.358934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2037226 2024-09-11T07:41:05.251832 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2037032 2021-01-03T19:52:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 817918 2021-01-03T19:52:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2036792 2021-01-03T19:52:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 817362 2021-01-03T19:52:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2037333 2021-01-03T19:52:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 816926 2021-01-03T19:52:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22241 2024-09-11T07:42:40.668819 application/rdf+xml 14885 2024-09-11T07:41:34.757161 image/jpeg 3858 2024-09-11T07:41:34.418172 image/jpeg 995243 2024-09-11T07:41:30.312202 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog