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

TRIANGLE, a stage hung over a ship’s side, to calk the seams, or pay the planks: also a machine composed of three capstern-bars, whose ends are tied together, so as to form a triangle, to enclose any mast, along which it may be hoisted or lowered, to scrape the mast, or pay it with turpentine, resin, tallow, &c.

TRIBORD, the starboard side of the ship. See also Stribord.

TRIBORDAIS, starbowlines; a cant term for the starboard-watch.

TRIÉRARQUE, an officer formerly appointed to furnish a ship with soldiers, rowers, arms, and provisions.

TRINGLE, a thin lath, used occasionally to fill up the edges of a gun-port, deadlight, &c. and make it tight, so as to exclude the wind or water.

Tringle is also a batten of wood about two feet long, nailed against the butts or joints of a boat’s planks, to strengthen them.

TRINGLER, to mark timber with a chalked or red line, in order to hew or bevel it to the exact form and scantlings.

TRINQUET, the fore-mast of a row-galley.

TRINQUETTE, a triangular fore-sail, as that of a sloop, and such vessels.

TRISSE de beaupré, the standing-lifts of the sprit-sail yard.