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

CHEMIN, a range of skeeds laid by seamen, to roll full casks upon, either on shore or aboard.

Chemin du halage, a path on the side of a river, or canal, for horses to track boats and vessels along the stream.

CHEMISE à feu, or Soufrée, a tarpawling, or a piece of old canvas, dipped in a composition of oil, petrol, camphire, and other combustible materials, and nailed to the planks of an enemy’s ship, when it is intended to set her on fire.

CHENALER, to find out a channel by the help of buoys, or of sounding, where the water is shallow.

CHENETS, a sort of iron claws used to bend the planks of a ship by fire.

CHERSONESE, a peninsula.

CHEVALET, a roller for passing the cables from one place to another.

CHEVAUCHER, to ride, or be fayed upon; a term in ship-building.

CHEVET de traversin de bittes, the lining or doubling of the bitts, which is employed to prevent the cable from galling them when the ships ride with a great strain.

CHEVILLE, an iron bolt, of which there are several sorts used in the construction of a ship: as,