The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
The right to go in.
The action of entering, or going in.
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.
The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
To put into a trance.
To delight and fill with wonder.
A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.