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

RADER, to arrive in a road.

RADOUB, the repair of a ship in a dock-yard, &c. or the employment of the artificers to close the breaches in her hull with planks, timber, or sheet-lead; as also to stop the leaks by calking, and pay the bottom with stuff.

RADOUBER, to repair a ship, or give her a repair.

RAFFALES, or Raffals, sudden and violent squalls of wind.

RAFRAICHIR le canon, to cool or refresh a cannon in battle, as with a wet-spunge, sometimes dipped in vinegar.

Rafraichir la fourrure, to freshen the hause.

Le vent se Rafraichir, the wind freshens, or increases.

RAFRAICHISSEMENT, a supply of fresh provisions of all species.

RAISONNER à la patache, or à la chaloupe, to render an account of a voyage to a visiting boat, when arrived near any port, in order to obtain permission to enter the harbour.

RALINGUER, Mettre en Ralingue, or tenir en Ralingue, to shiver a sail in the wind. See Fasier.