Barrelman
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Barrelman is in reference to a person who would be stationed in the barrel of the
navigational aid. In early ships the crow's nest was simply a barrel
or a basket lashed to the tallest mast. Later it became a specially designed platform with protective railing.
History
According to a popular naval legend, the term derives from the practice of
colloquially
known as a barrelman.
In Newfoundland the term barrelman was synonymous with the word scunner.[4]
See also
- Glossary of nautical terms
References
- ^ navy.mil
- ^ Joan Druett, "Crows Nest", World of the Written World, February 13, 2011
- ^ Naval Terms Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Newfoundland Dictionary Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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