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| Light Port | An opening in a ship's side, provided with a glazed lid or cover for the admission of light. |
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| Light Sails | Sails, such as the spinnaker, reacher and reaching staysail used when running or reaching |
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| Lightening Holes | Holes cut in a plate to make it lighter and yet not reduce its strength. |
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| Lighter | General name for a broad, flat-bottomed boat used in transporting cargo between a vessel and the shore. The distinction between a lighter and a barge is more in the manner of use than in equipment. The term "lighter" refers to a short haul, generally in connection with loading and unloading operations of vessels in harbor while the term "barge" is more often used when the cargo is being carried to its destination over a long distance. |
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| Lightering | Conveying cargo with another vessel known as a lighter from ship to shore, or vice versa. |
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| Lighthouse | A structure erected to display a characteristic light as a warning of danger at sea and as an aid to navigation. |
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| Lightship | A stationary vessel carrying a light used for navigation, serving the same purpose as a lighthouse. |
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| Lignum Vitae | A smooth hard wood grown in the West Indies which had many maritime uses, such as deadeyes and the sheaves of blocks. Its hardness stood up well to wear, and its smoothness allowed lines to render through easily. |
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| Limber Holes | Holes in the bottoms of floors or floor timbers for drainage; holes in the bilge crossframes to allow bilge water to drain to the lowest point, which is where the bilge pump would be located. |
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| Limey | A nickname referring to British seamen. All British ships were to carry a supply of lime juice for issue to the crew as a preventative against scurvy. |
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| Line | Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel. A particular line generally derives its name from the object it affects. |
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| Line Gun | A gun used to shoot a messenger line from one ship to another, or to persons stranded. |
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| Line Squall | A squally wind sometimes accompanied by rain, observed as a dark cloud stretched across the horizon. |
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| Liner | A passenger or cargo-carrying ship which is operated between scheduled, advertised ports of loading and discharge on a regular basis. |
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| Lines | The naval architect's drawings of a ship showing the various sections. |
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