rudder irons

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• in irons — adjective a) The trapped condition a sailing ship finds itself in when the bow of the ship is headed into the wind and the ship has stalled and is unable to maneuver. b) The state of screw powered ships which become stalled between crests of… …   Wiktionary

• Rother — Roth er, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.] A rudder. [1913 Webster] {Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; so called by shipwrights. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rother nail — Rother Roth er, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.] A rudder. [1913 Webster] {Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; so called by shipwrights. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Heading up and barring off — Heading up is a sailing manoeuvre during which the bow of a boat is turned toward the upwind, or windward, direction without reaching the irons point of sail. The boom of the ship never swings from its initial side to the opposite one, showing… …   Wikipedia