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

FILANDRES, sea-weeds which adhere to a ship’s bottom that has been long at sea.

FILARETS, rails used to extend the nettings on a ship’s quarter, waist, or fore-castle.

FILE bouline, check the bowline! the order to ease-off, or let go the bowline, when the ship veers before the wind.

Ne File plus, amarre, keep fast the cable! stopper the cable! veer no more!

FILER, to slacken, or lower gradually.

Filer du cable, to veer out, or veer away the cable.

Filer de l’écoute, to ease-off a sheet.

Filer le cable bout par bout, to veer away the cable to the end, to veer out the cable end for end.

Filer les manœuvres. See Larguer.

Filer sur ses ancres, to pay out more cable to the anchors.