The seafaring dictionary : terms, idioms and legends of the past and present / David S.T. Blackmore ; foreword by J.A. Baldwin, Jr.

"This book is an alphabetical compendium of more than 9000 nautical terms taken from numerous dictionaries, glossaries and other sources of nautical terminology, including volumes on nautical customs and traditions, ghost ships, paranormal maritime events, sea serpents, and marine monsters. An appen...

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Main Author: Blackmore, David S. T.
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Naval art and science > Dictionaries.
Genre:
Dictionaries.
Physical Description:v, 392 pages ; 26 cm
Format: Book
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"This book is an alphabetical compendium of more than 9000 nautical terms taken from numerous dictionaries, glossaries and other sources of nautical terminology, including volumes on nautical customs and traditions, ghost ships, paranormal maritime events, sea serpents, and marine monsters. An appendix discusses real and speculative sea monsters"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number:V23 .B583 2009
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (page 383) and index.
ISBN:9780786442669 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786442662 (pbk. : alk. paper)