The Sailor's Word-Book

part immersed. (_See_ CENTRE OF CAVITY.) Astronomically, immersion means

the disappearance of a heavenly body when undergoing eclipse.

IMP. One length of twisted hair in a fishing-line.

IMPEDIMENTA. The ancient term for the baggage of an army.

IMPORT, IMPORTATION, AND IMPORTER, being exactly the reverse of _export_, _exportation_, and _exporter_, refer to those ter...