ets at proper distances.

STAND, TO. The movement by which a ship advances towards a certain
object, or departs from it; as, "The enemy stands in shore;" "We saw
three sail standing to the southward." "That ship has not a mast
standing," implies that she has lost all her masts.

STANDARD. Formerly, in ship-building, was an inverted knee, placed upon
the deck instead of beneath it, and having its vertical branch pointed
upwards from that which lay horizontally.--_Royal standard._ A flag in
which the imperial ensigns of England, Scotland, and Ireland are
quartered. It is never hoisted on board a ship unless when visited by
the royal family, and then it is displayed at the mast-head allotted to
the rank; at the main only for the sovereign.

STANDARD-DEALS. Those planks of the pine or fir above 7 inches wide and
6 feet long: under that length they are known as _deal-ends_.

STANDARD-KNEES. _See_ DECK STANDARD-KNEES.

STAND BY! The order to be prepared; to look out to fire when
directed.--To _stand by_ a rope, is to take hold of it; _the anchor_,
prepare to let go.

STAND CLEAR OF THE CABLE! A precautionary order when about to let go the
anchor, that nothing may obstruct it in running out of the hawse-holes.
Also, a warning when idlers obstruct quarter-deck duty.

STANDEL. In our statutes, is a young store oak-tree.

STAND FROM UNDER! A notice given to those below to keep out of the way
of anything being lowered down, or let fall from above.

STANDING BACKSTAYS. The rigging proper. (_See_ BACKSTAYS.)

STANDING BEVELLING. The alteration made obtuse or outside a square, in
hewing timber, as opposed to acute, or _under-bevelling_, which is
within a square.

STANDING BOWSPRIT. One that is fixed permanently in its place, not the
_running-in bowsprit_ of a cutter.

STANDING-JIB. The jib, as distinguished from the other jibs.

STANDING-LIFTS. Ropes from the mast-heads to the ends of the upper
yards, to keep them square and steady when the sail is not set.

STANDING ORDERS. Special regulations remaining constant for some
particular branch of service.

STANDING PART OF A HOOK. That part which is attached to a block, chain,
or anything which is to heave the hook up, with a weight hanging to it;
the part opposite to the point.

STANDING PART OF A SHEET. That part which is secured to a ring at the
ship's bow, quarter, side, &c.

STANDING PART OF A TACKLE OR ROPE. The part which is made fast to the
mast, deck, or blo