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

Lever l’ancre, to weigh the anchor.

Lever l’ancre avec la chaloupe, to weigh the anchor by the buoy-rope in the long-boat. See Ancre.

Lever l’ancre d’affourche avec le navire. See Lever l’ancre, &c.

Lever la fourrure du cable, to take the plat, or other service, off from the cable.

Lever le lof de grand voile, to haul up the weather clew-garnet of the main-sail.

Lever les terres, to survey the coasts, in order to draw a chart thereof.

Lever un objet avec la boussole, to set a distant object by the compass to discover its bearing.

LEVIER, a lever formed of a handspike or crow.

Levier à croc, a clawed-handspike.

LIAISON, the connecting or fastening together the several members or pieces of timber of which a ship is composed.