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

ROCHER, Roc, or Roche, a rock, or key; a ridge, or reef of rocks in the sea, or on the coast.

ROCHES cachées, lurking rocks, or rocks under water.

RODE de pouppe, & Rode de proue, the stern-post, or stem of a galley.

ROINETTE, a marking-iron, to mark timber, or the casks which are shipped for a voyage.

RONDEUR, the curve, sweep, or compass of a piece of timber used in ship-building.

RONGÉ, worm-eaten; expressed of a ship’s bottom, when it is much injured by the worms in a southern voyage.

ROSE de vents, or Rose de compas, the card or face of a sea-compass.

ROSTER, to woold a mast, yard, or boom.

ROSTURES, the wooldings of a mast, &c.

ROUANE de pompe, a great pump-borer; whence,