the result of sailing
in the same direction as the earth revolves, which shortens each day by
four minutes for every degree sailed. In the Royal Navy this run gives
an additional day's pay to a ship's crew.

GAIN THE WIND, TO. To arrive on the weather-side of some other vessel in
sight, when both are plying to windward.

GAIR-FISH. A name on our northern coasts for the porpoise.

GAIR-FOWL. A name of the great auk, _Alca impennis_. (_See_ AUK.)

GAIRG. A Gaelic name for the cormorant.

GALAXY. A name of the Milky Way. (_See_ VIA LACTEA.)

GALEAS. _See_ GALLIAS.

GALE OF WIND. Implies what on shore is called a storm, more particularly
termed a _hard gale_ or _strong gale_; number of force, 10.--_A stiff
gale_ is the diminutive of the preceding, but stronger than a
breeze.--_A fresh gale_ is a still further diminutive, and not too
strong for a ship to carry single-reefed top-sails when
close-hauled.--_A top-gallant gale_, if a ship can carry her top-gallant
sails.--_To gale away_, to go free.

GALEOPIS. An ancient war-ship with a prow resembling the beak of a
sword-fish.

GALITA. _See_ GUERITE.

GALL. _See_ WIND-GALL.

GALLANTS. All flags borne on the mizen-mast were so designated.

GALLAN WHALE. The largest whale which visits the Hebrides.

GALLED. The result of friction, to prevent which it is usual to cover,
with skins, mats, or canvas, the places most exposed to it. (_See_
SERVICE.)

GALLEON, OR GALION. A name formerly given to ships of war furnished with
three or four batteries of cannon. It is now retained only by the
Spaniards, and applied to the largest size of their merchant ships
employed in West India and Vera Cruz voyages. The Portuguese also have
ships trading to India and the Brazils nearly resembling the galleons,
and called caragues. (_See_ CARACK.)

GALLEOT, OR GALLIOT. A small galley designed only for chase, generally
carrying but one mast, with sixteen or twenty oars. All the seamen on
board act as soldiers, and each has a musket by him ready for use on
quitting his oar. Also, a Dutch or Flemish vessel for cargoes, with very
rounded ribs and flattish bottom, with a mizen-mast stept far aft,
carrying a square-mainsail and main-topsail, a fore-stay to the
main-mast (there being no fore-mast), with fore-staysail and jibs. Some
also call the bomb-ketches galliots. (_See_ SCAMPAVIA.)

GALLERY. A balcony projecting from the admiral's or captain's cabin; it
is usually decorated with a balu