Sail

Word abaft afterdeck afterguard ahull amidships astern backstay ballaster bargemaster bee belay bilge binnacle bitts bluepeter boatswain bobstay

Definition toward or at the stern of a ship; further aft deck behind a ship's bridge men who work the aft sails on the quarterdeck and poop deck with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee-side midway between the bow and stern of a ship at the sternof a ship stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship one who supplies ships with ballast owner of a barge hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat lower point of inner hull of a ship case in which a ship's compass is kept posts mounted on a ship for fastening ropes blue flag with white square in centreused as ship's signal ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance rope used on ships to steady the bowsprit

affreightment hiring of a vessel

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short post on a wharf or ship to which ropes are tied strong rope stitched to edges of asail boatswain using the ship as collateral to finance a sea voyage front of a ship anchor carried at bow of a ship rope used to keep weather edge of a sail taut spar that extends at bows of a ship ropes on edge of sail for hauling up to clean a ship's bottom by burning off seaweed the side of a ship above the deck spar projecting from stern of ship middle of sail, fish-net or cloth when slack ropeattached to middle of square sail to haul it up to the yard small ship's flag used for identification or signalling heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship shipping and sailing between points in the same country slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship upright device for winding in heavy ropes or cables to turn a ship on its side in order to clean

or repair it cathead chine chockclew coaming cocket cofferdam cog companionway cordage cringle crosstrees davit deadeye deadwood demurrage projection near the bow of a ship to which anchor is secured the intersection of the middle and sides of a boat metal casting with curved arms for passing ropes for mooring ship corner of sail with hole to attach ropes raised edge around ship's hatches to keep water out official shipping seal;customs clearance form narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck ropes in the rigging of a ship loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship's mast device for hoisting and lowering a boat rounded wooden block with hole used to setup ship's stays timbers built into ends of ship when too narrow to permit framing delay of vessel's departure or loading with cargo

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shield against rain or spray on a ship's bridge a short, evening period of watch duty on a ship rope for holdingdown or hauling down a sail or spar large single-sailed ship powered by rowers ship's chart indicating compass deflection due to ship's iron line for fastening corner of a sail to the gaff or yard large naval flag part of ship's stern where name is displayed ring through which rope is led to change its direction without friction wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry iron frameworkaround hatchway opening ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship flag pole at stern of a ship part of an anchor that fastens in the ground post for fastening cables at a ship's foremast cabin in fore part of ship short raised deck at fore end of ship; fore of ship under main deck

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