Items related to Sailing Language
Synopsis
Arranged by topic for ease of reference, this text is both a dictionary of nautical terms and a compendium of the language of boats. It contains the vocabulary sailors use, arranged so they can find the words they want for the particular use they want to make of them.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Elliott Dunlap Smith was Provost of Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh.
Thomas R. Moore, also a lifelong sailor, is Assistant Professor of Humanities and Communications at Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME.
His wife Leslie S. Moore provided the line drawings.
Review
"...a serious attempt to lay out and define the words used to talk about sailing in all its forms." --The Ellsworth American, November 2000
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantCan't find the book you're looking for? We'll keep searching for you. If one of our booksellers adds it to AbeBooks, we'll let you know!
Create a Want
