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

Faire courir, or recourir la bouline, or toute autre manœuvre, to let run, or over-haul the bowline, or any other rope.

Faire dégrat, to quit a station, on the banks of Newfoundland, where there are few fish, in order to search for a better fishing place.

Faire des feux, to hang out lanthorns, as signals of distress, in different places of a ship, in the night.

Faire du bois, du biscuit, du vin, de la farine, &c. to furnish a ship with the provision of wood, bread, wine, flour, &c.

Faire eau, to leak, to make water.

Faire escale, to touch at any intermediate port in the course of a voyage.

Faire feu des deux bords, to cannonade, or fire on an enemy, from both sides of a ship.

Faire filer un cable, to pay out a larger scope of cable.

Faire force de voiles, to make sail, to croud sail.

Faire force de voiles & rames, to croud sail and exert all the force of the oars.