DICTIONARY OF

Bank 33 Barnacle Paint
Bank. Area of sea bottom that rises rather considerably above surrounding ground.
Banker. Name given to cod fishing vessel on Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
Banking Oars. Properly means putting men to pull the oars, but rarely used in this sense.
Generally used as meaning 'double banking'.
Bank of Oars. Series of manned oars on one side and at one level in a craft propelled by
rowing.
Banner Cloud. Lenticular cloud that may appear to be 'flying' from top of a high mountain
during strong breeze.
Banyan Day. Nowadays, a day on which discipline is relaxed and concessions are made.
Originally, a day on which no meat ration was issued. How change of meaning came about
is not clear.
Bar. Bank across entrance to a harbour, which acts as a partial breakwater but may cause
confused sea with onshore winds. 2. Unit of barometric pressure; equals one megadyne per
square centimetre. Equivalent to 29-53 inches of mercury, with temperature of 273°A in
Lat. 45°.
Barbarising. Scrubbing a deck with cleansing powder and sand.
Barber-hauler. A line with a block on the end through which a jib sheet is rore, led down to
the rail abreast the mast.
Barbette. Fixed armoured rampart around a warship's heavy guns; inside of which guns
were trained, and over which they were fired. Superseded by turret mountings.
Barcarolle. Waterman's song that keeps time with oars. Originally a song of Venetian
gondoliers.
Barcolongo. Spanish name for a long, narrow, undecked vessel that was propelled by oars
and, or, sails.
Bareca. Original form of 'Breaker' and 'Barricoe'. Small keg used in a boat for holding
drinking water or spirits.
Bare Poles. Masts when no sail is set.
Barge. Large flat-bottomed boat used for the conveyance of goods. Capacity from 50 to
1000 tons. 2. Flat-bottomed sailing craft, carrying about 100 tons, used in narrow seas and
inland waters. 3. Fourteen oared, double banked boat used in Royal Navy. 4. Power boat
carried for exclusive use of flag officer in Royal Navy. 5. Pleasure boat, or boat of state,
fitted for comfort and display.
Barge Pole. Long pole, sometimes fitted with hook, used as a boat-hook, bearing off spar, or
quant.
Bark. Poetic word for a ship or boat. Barque.
Barkantine. Barquentine.
Bar Keel. Projecting keel that extends downwards outside plating.
Barnacle. Small marine animal in valved shell. Has legs like curled hair, and a stalk-like
body. Attaches itself to underwater surface of hull, thus greatly increasing water friction.
Barnacle Paint.* Preparation formerly put on ships' bottoms in an endeavour to prevent
attachment of barnacles and other marine life. Was forerunner of antifouling paints.