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| Ullage | (1) An old term to denote a lazy sailor who is of little use on the ship. (2) Damaged goods, especially provisions. |
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| Unbend | To cast adrift |
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| Under Bare Poles | Having no sails up. In heavy weather the windage of the mast and other spars can still be enough to move the boat. |
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| Under Foot | Said of anchor when it is under ship's forefoot, and cable is nearly up and down. |
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| Under the Lee | On the lee side of an object, protected from the wind. |
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| Undertow | Strong offshore current extending to the shore. |
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| Underway | Not attached to the shore or the ground in any manner. Usually, but not necessarily, moving through or making way through the water. |
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| Unfurl | To unfold or unroll a sail. The opposite of furl. |
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| Unmoor | To cast off hawsers by which a vessel is attached to a buoy or wharf. |
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| Unreeve | To run a line completely through and out of a block, fairlead, etc. |
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| Unrig | To remove or disassemble gear after it is used. |
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| Unseaworthiness | The state or condition of a vessel when it is not in a proper state of maintenance, or if the loading equipment or crew, or in any other respect is not ready to encounter the ordinary perils of sea. |
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| Unship | To remove from a ship. To remove an item from its place. |
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| Up and Down | Said of cable when it extends vertically and taut from anchor to hawsepipe. |
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| Upper Deck | The highest continuous deck which runs the full length of the ship without a fall or interruption. |
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