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| Earing | A small line used to fasten the upper corners of a square sail to its yard. |
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| Ease the Sheets | To let the sheet out slowly while maintaining control. |
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| Ease, Ease Off | To let out a line or sail slowly; to slacken or relieve tension on a line; to take pressure off. |
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| East | One of the 4 cardinal compass points. East is at 90° on a compass card. |
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| East Wind, Easterly Wind | A wind coming from the east. |
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| Ebb, Ebb Tide | The falling tide when the water recedes out to the sea and the water level lowers; a period or state of decline. |
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| Echo Sounder | An electrical depth sounder or fish finder that uses sound echoes to locate the depth of objects in water. It does so by timing the sound pulses. |
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| Eddy | A small local current usually caused by tidal streams as they ebb and flow around or against obstructions. |
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| Embargo | A temporary injunction against ships or cargo to prevent their arrival or departure in time of war. |
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| Embarkation | Embark | To go aboard the vessel; to put onboard a vessel. |
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| Emergency Tiller | A tiller that is designed to be used in the event that wheel steering fails. |
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| Engine Bed | A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine. |
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| Engine Order Telegraph | A set of mechanical signaling devices, connected by cables, by which engine commands are passed from the pilot house to the engine room and by which the engine room responds. |
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| Engine Room | Where the engines of a ship are confined. |
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| Ensign | (1) A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern. (2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman |
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