To haul in.

Category:Sea Words

To heave in until the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor.

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To haul in until the line has a strain upon it.

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The operation of taking a sounding with the hand lead (to find bottom).

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To bring vessel on a course on which she rides easily and hold her there by the use of the ship's engines (holding a position).

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To stop a boat and maintain position (with some leeway) by balancing rudder and sail to prevent forward movement, a boat stopped this way is "hove to"; such as when in heavy seas. The idea is to bring the wind onto the weather bow and hold the ship in tha ...

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Upward displacing swells.

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A small line thrown to an approaching vessel, or a dock as a messenger.

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A light line with a weight on the end used for heaving from ship to shore (or ship to ship) when coming alongside. A heavier cable or hawser is attached which can then be hauled over using the heaving line.

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A market in which there are more sellers than buyers resulting in falling.

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When the water has large or breaking waves in stormy conditions.

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Stormy conditions, including rough, high seas and strong winds.

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A charge made for lifting articles too heavy to be lifted by a ship's normal tackle.

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A fund which is managed 'aggressively' to get maximum rates of returns by using derivatives and.

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The number of futures or options contracts required to hedge/counteract the exposure in the.

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A strategy employed in a futures market to reduce risk.

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(1) To lean over to one side, due to wind pressure on the sails or crew on the side; The amount that a boat is tipped over side-to-side, relative to its normal horizontal position. (2) The after end of a ship's keel. (3) The lower end of a mast.

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The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat.

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The utilization of solar energy through photosynthesis.

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A device used to simulate the angle of the sun for assessing shading potentials of building structures or landscape features.

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