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A ABACK to ADMIRAL of the fleet Vice-ADMIRAL to AFTER-SAILS Vice-ADMIRAL Rear-ADMIRAL ADMIRALTY ADVICE-BOAT ADRIFT AFLOAT AFORE AFT AFTER AFTER-SAILS AGENT-VICTUALLER to ALL'S WELL ALL bands high to ANCHOR To drag the ANCHORS to To fish the ANCHOR To sheer the ship to her ANCHOR to Top-ARMOUR ASHORE to AUGER AWEIGH to AZIMUTH COMPASS Search Contact us
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AFLOATAFLOAT (a flot, Fr.) floating on the surface of the water: a ship is laid to be afloat when there is a volume of water under her bottom of sufficient depth to buoy her up from the ground.
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