GAP. A chasm in the land, which, when near, is useful as a landmark.
GAPE. The principal crevice or crack in shaken timber.--_The seams
gape_, or let in water.
GARAVANCES. The old term for _calavances_ (which see).
GARBEL. A word synonymous with _garboard_ (which see).
GARBLING. The mixing of rubbish with a cargo stowed in bulk.
GARBOARD-STRAKE, OR SAND-STREAK. The first range of planks laid upon a
ship's bottom, next the keel, into which it is rabbeted, and into the
stem and stern-post at the ends.
GARDE-BRACE. Anglo-Norman for armour for the arm.