Foul (nautical) Foul (nautical) Foul is a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, and more generally that something is wrong or difficult. The term dates back to usage with wind-driven sailing ships. It is usually applied to the state of an anchor, which has become hooked on some impediment on the seafloor, or has its cable wound round the stock or flukes. The term is generally utilized when speaking of items of historical value such as the US Navy chief petty officer emblem. The foul anchor is also the official seal of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, presently
The Nautical Almanac US, an official (and initially separate) series of [[ephemeris]] publications began with the issue for 1855 as "The [[American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac]]"; but before that, the British "Nautical Almanac" was commonly used on American ships and in the United States – sometimes in the form of an independently printed American 'impression' instead. Almanac data is now also available online from the [[US Naval Observatory]]. [[Category:1767 establishments in Great Britain]] [[Category:British non-fiction books]] [[Category:United States Naval Observatory]] [[Category:Astronomical almanacs]] The Nautical Almanac The Nautical Almanac has been the familiar name for a series of official British almanacs published under various