coast pilot
Americannoun
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Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.
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a pilot of coasting vessels.
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Edwards was coast pilot for the Government steamer “Vanderbilt.”
From Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science by Tuttle, Hudson
Going round the corner of the church, I came upon a coast pilot, peering through his glass for the smoke of a steamer, cable-freighted, that had been momentarily expected from Halifax for a week.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
She was visited by a Brazilian naval officer, who congratulated her captain not a little on his fortunate escape, the Brazilian men-of war never thinking of attempting the passage without a coast pilot.
From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael
According to the records of Sebastian Vizcaino and coast pilot of Cabrera Bueno, this is the one called Point Reyes.
From The March of Portola and the Discovery of the Bay of San Francisco by Eldredge, Zoeth Skinner
"Do you know the coast, pilot?" observed the captain to Schriften, who stood by.
From The Phantom Ship by Marryat, Frederick
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