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

RETRAITE de pirates, a nest of pirates, a harbour of free-booters.

RETRAITES de hune, or cargues de hune, the clue-lines, bunt-lines, and reef-tackles of the top-sails.

RETRANCHEMENT, a temporary or occasional apartment formed in a ship, besides her ordinary cabins.

RÉTRECISSEMENTS des gabaris, the tumbling-home of the top-timbers, where a ship grows narrower above her breadth. See Revers.

REVENTER, to fill the sails again; to brace about, and fill.

REVERS, a general name for those pieces of timber whose convexity lies inward in a ship’s bottom or sides; as,

Allonges de Revers, the top timbers.

Genoux de Revers, the lower futtocks in the fore and after parts of the ship.

Manœuvres de Revers, the ropes which are out of use while they lie on the lee-side, as the lee-bowline, lee-tacks, &c.

REVIREMENT, the act of going about, by tacking or veering.