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

INTENDANT de marine, an officer who, by his duty and authority, resembles our resident-commissioner of a dock-yard. See Commissaire generál de la marine, who is his deputy, and where his office is fully explained.

Intendant des armées navales, an officer appointed to regulate the justice, police, and finances of a naval armament.

Intendant général de la marine, a commissioner-general of all the royal dock-yards and ports of the kingdom.

INTERLOPRES, smugglers, or contraband traders.

INTÉRRESSÉS. See Chargeurs.

INVESTIR, to touch or stop at any port in a voyage, also to be driven into a road or harbour.

JOL, a Danish yawl.

JONCTION de deux flotes, ou de deux armées navales, the conjunction of two fleets of ships of war, or merchantmen.

JONQUE, a Chinese junk.

JOTTES, the fore-part of a ship’s bow, contained between the cat-head and the stem.