LANGREL, or Langrage. A villanous kind of shot, consisting of various fragments of iron bound together, so as to fit the bore of the cannon from which it is to be discharged. It is seldom used but by privateers.
LANGUET. A small slip of metal on the hilt of a sword, which overhangs the scabbard; the ear of a sword.
LANIARD, or Lanniers. A short piece of rope or line made fast to anything to secure it, or as a handle. Such are the laniards of the gun-locks, of the gun-ports, of the buoy, of the cat-hook, &c. The principal laniards are those which secure the shrouds and stays, termed laniards of lower, top-mast, or other rigging. (See [Dead-eye] and [Heart].)
LANTCHA. A large Malay craft of the Indian Archipelago.
LANTERN. Ships of war had formerly three poop-lanterns, and one in the main-top, to designate the admiral's ship; also deck-lanterns, fighting-lanterns, magazine-lanterns, &c. The signal-lanterns are peculiar. The great ship lantern, hanging to the poop, appears on the Trajan Column.
LANTERN-BRACES. Iron bars to secure the lanterns.
LANTERN-FISH. A west-country name for the smooth sole.
LANTIONE. A Chinese rowing-boat.
LANYARDS. See [Laniard].
LAP-JOINTED. The plates of an iron vessel overlapping each other, as in clincher work.