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A ABACK to ADMIRAL of the fleet Vice-ADMIRAL to 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 ASHORE ASTERN ATHWART ATHWART-HAWSE ATHWART the fore-foot ATHWART-SHIPS ATRIP AVAST AVERAGE AUGER AWEIGH to AZIMUTH COMPASS Search Contact us
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ASHORE to AUGERASHOREASHORE (from a and shore) on the shore, or land, as opposed to aboard.A ship is said to be ASHORE (echoué Fr.) when she has run upon the ground, or on the Sea-coast, either by design or accident.
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