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

Le Soleil ne fait rien, the sun stands still. Both these last phrases are peculiar to the operation of taking the meridian altitude.

SOLES, a name given to the bottom or transoms of a gun-carriage.

SOMBRER sous voiles, to overset in a squall of wind.

SOMMAILE, a bank or shoal. See Basse.

SOMME, to deepen; as,

La mer a Sommé, the water deepens as the ship advances.

SONDE, or plomb de sonde, the sounding-lead; also the soundings, i. e. the sand, gravel, &c. that sticks to the bottom of the lead at the time of sounding.

Aller à la Sonde, Aller la Sonde à la main, to sail by the hand-lead, or by sounding the depth of the water with a hand lead as the ship advances.

SONDER, to sound; to heave the hand-lead, or deep-sea-lead.

Sonder la pompe, to sound the pump.