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Cruisers
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
Small men-of-war, made use of in the channel and elsewhere to secure our merchant ships from the enemy`s small frigates and privateers. they were generally such as sailed well, and were well manned.
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Privateers, английский
Or men-of-war equipped by individuals for cruising against the enemy; their commission (see letters of marque) is given by the admiralty, and revocable by the same authority. they have no property in any prize until it is legally condemned by a competent court. the admiral on the station is entitled to a tenth of their booty. this infamous species of warfare is unhappily not yet abolished among civilized nations.
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Cruives, английский
Inclosed spaces in a dam or weir for taking salmon.
Cruise, or cruize, английский
A voyage in quest of an enemy expected to sail through any particular tract of the sea at a certain season,—the seeker traversing the cruising latitude under easy sail, backward and forward. the parts of seas frequented by whales are called the cruising grounds of whalers.
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