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

TRAPE, or Attrape, a tackle-fall. See Corde de retenue.

TRAVADE, a tornado, or thunder-gust; as those on the coast of Africa.

TRAVAILLER, when applied to a ship, is to roll or pitch heavily, as in a high sea; also to swell tumultuously, as the waves themselves. See Rolis.

TRAVAILLEURS, the ordinary, or labourers, &c. employed to assist in fitting out shipping.

TRAVERS, in a naval sense, generally denotes athwart, abreast of, or along side of: it is also applied to any piece of timber which is laid across others and scored into them.

Se mettre par le Travers, or Passer par le Travers de Torbay, to cross or stand athwart Torbay, &c.

Le vaisseau est moüillé par nôtre Travers, the ship has come-to, abreast of us.

La marée vient par le Travers du vaisseau, the tide takes the ship athwart, or on the broad-side.

Mouillee par le Travers de Belleisle, at anchor off Belleisle.

TRAVERSÉE, a passage from one port to another; an outward or homeward bound voyage.