Note 72 — Chapter VII
Reading edition
Footnote 72:
(return)
In line "abreast," as the word indicates, the ships are not in each other's wake, as in line "ahead," but abreast; that is, ranged on a line perpendicular to the course steered.
Reading edition
Footnote 72:
(return)
In line "abreast," as the word indicates, the ships are not in each other's wake, as in line "ahead," but abreast; that is, ranged on a line perpendicular to the course steered.