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

EMBARDER, to sheer on one side or the other; to yaw, or steer obliquely. See Elancer.

EMBARGO, an imbargo.

EMBARQUEMENT, an embarkation.

EMBARQUER, to ship, to put goods, stores, &c. on shipboard.

S’Embarquer, to embark, or enter a ship.

EMBELLE, the gangway, or that part of the gunnel which is in the waist of a ship from the gangway to the chess-tree, or fore-castle.

EMBODINURE, or Emboudinure, the puddening of an anchor.

EMBOSSER, to anchor, or moor a ship.

EMBOSSURE, a knot formed on the end of a rope, to which a laniard is fastened; also a bend, by which one rope is fastened to another.

EMBOSSURES, a general name for moorings, stoppers, lashings, and laniards.