An Universal Dictionary of the Marine / Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

by William Falconer

Barre de pont, the deck-transom, parallel to the wing-transom.

BARRER, to secure; as, Barrer un port, to secure or defend a harbour, by fixing a boom across the mouth of it.

BARRES, the booms or chains fixed across a harbour, to secure it from the assaults of an enemy.

Barres de cabestan, the bars of the crab or capstern.

Barres de contre-arcasse, or sous-barres d’arcasse, the lower transoms.

Barres d’écoutille, the hatch-bars.

Barres de hune, barreaux, or tesseaux, the frames of the cross-trees and tressel-trees.

Barres de panneaux d’écoutille, the carlings, or ledges placed athwart under the hatchways.

Barres de porte, the gun-port bars, by which their covers are fastened in.

Barres de virevaut, the hand-spikes, or bars of the windlass.