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

DIGUE, a wall, mound, or pier, of earth or stone, and sometimes of timber, built on the margin of a river, to confine it within its banks so that it may not overflow the adjacent country.

DILIGENCE, a swift-sailing wherry, or passage-boat.

DISPUTER le vent, to strive for the weather-gage, or endeavour to get to windward of some ship, or fleet in sight.

DISTANCE de ports, &c. the line of distance, in navigation, between any two given places, whose latitude and longitude are known.

Distance de sabords, the distance, or interval, between two gun-ports in a ship’s side.

DIVISION d’une armée navale, one division of a fleet of ships of war.

DIXIEME, an additional cask allowed by an agent-victualler to every ten casks of sea provisions, to answer for waste or leakage.

DOGRE, or Dogre-bot, a Dutch dogger.

DOGUES d’amure, the holes in the chess-trees. See Taquet.

DONNER à la côte, sur un banc, ou sur un écueil, to run aground, strike, or be stranded on any coast, shoal, or rock.