LexiTopic: Nautical and Maritime
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ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to NAUTICAL AND MARITIME
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
On Board rigging, construction, fitmentsOn Shore places, activities, things relative to boatingOn the Water relative to boatingSailing and Navigation actionsSailors people on boardVessels and Fleets
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR NAUTICAL AND MARITIME
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to the design, construction, and use of wind-powered, paddle-powered, and motorized water craft, water and wind conditions related to navigation, and related activities and facilities.
Words related to military vessels and operations are in WEAPONS AND WARFARE.
More words related to waters, shores, and waterways are in GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to NAUTICAL
On Board rigging, construction, fitments
ABAFT*: toward or at the stern: aftABEAM*: off to the side of a ship or plane especially at a right angle to the middle of the ship or plane's lengthABOARD: on, onto, or within a vehicle (such as a car or ship)AHEAD: forward of the bowALOFT: above a ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead; high above; M-W: at, on, or to the masthead or the higher riggingAPORT*: on or toward the left side of a ship ATHWART: thwart = a seat extending athwart a boatAUXILIARY: of a boat: equipped with sails and a supplementary inboard engine (e.g., an auxiliary sloop); also, a sailing boat or ship equipped with a supplementary inboard engineBAIL: a container used to remove water from a boat; or the act of removing waterBAILING: a container used to remove water from a boat; or the act of removing waterBATTEN: a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a batten (as in a sail); also, a thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint; also, to furnish with battens, or to fasten with or as if with battens, often used with downBEAK: a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy shipBEAM: the extreme width of a ship at the widest part; also, one of the principal horizontal supporting members of ship; also: boom, sparBELAY: to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bittBELAYED: to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bittBELL: a stroke of a bell (as on shipboard) to indicate the time; also: the time so indicated; a half hour period of a watch on shipboard indicated by the strokes of a bellBELOW: on or to a lower floor or deck (ordered the crew below)BENCH: a thwart in a boatBEND: nautical: a wale, any of a number of strakes usually of extra thick and strong planks in the sides of a wooden ship —usually used in plural; also, a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object; also, to fasten (bend a sail to its yard)BENDING: nautical: a wale, any of a number of strakes usually of extra thick and strong planks in the sides of a wooden ship —usually used in plural; also, a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object; also, to fasten (bend a sail to its yard)BIGHT: a bend or loop in a ropeBILGE: the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides; also, the lowest point of a ship's inner hullBILL: nautical: the point of an anchor flukeBOARD: the side of a shipBOATLOAD: a load that fills a boatBOLLARD: a bitt: a post or pair of posts fixed on the deck of a ship for securing linesBOOM: a spar used to extend the foot of a for-and-aft sailBOTTOM: the part of a ship's hull lying below the water; or a boat or ship (“cargo… carried by foreign bottoms”)BROW: a gangplankBULWARK: the side of a ship above the upper deck — used in pluralBUMPKIN: a spar projecting from a ship especially at the sternBUNK: a built-in bed (as on a ship) that is often one of a tier of berthsBUNT: M-W’s 1st def.: the middle part of a square sail, or the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yardCABIN: a private room on a ship or boat; a compartment below deck on a boat used for living accommodationsCHANNEL: one of the flat ledges of heavy plank or metal bolted edgewise to the outside of a ship to increase the spread of the shroudsCHOCK: a heavy metal casting (as on the bow or stern of a ship) with two short horn-shaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers may pass for mooring or towingCHUTE: synonym for spinnaker, a large triangular sail set on a long light pole and used when running before the windCLEAN: free from external hindrances to smooth flow (as of water or air) (a clean airplane, a ship with a clean bottom)CLEAT: a wooden or metal fitting usually with two projecting horns around which a rope may be made fastCLEW*: a lower corner or only the after corner of a sail or a metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail; or verb: to haul (a sail) up or down by ropes through the clewsCOCKPIT: a space or compartment in a [small boat] from which it is steered, piloted, or driven; or a compartment in a sailing warship used as quarters for junior officers and for treatment of the wounded in an engagementCOLOR: colors plural: a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or loweredCOLOUR*: chiefly British spelling of color; colors plural: a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or loweredCOMPANION: a companionway, a ship's stairway from one deck to another; also, a hood covering at the top of a companionwayDEADEYE: a rounded wood block encircled by a rope or an iron band and having holes to receive the lanyard that is used especially to set up shrouds and staysDEADWOOD: solid timbers built in at the extreme bow and stern of a ship when too narrow to permit framingDECK: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartmentsFANTAIL: a counter or after overhang of a ship shaped like a duck's billFIDDLE: a device (such as a slat, rack, or light railing) to keep objects from sliding off a table aboard shipFLAG: nationality, especially: the nationality of registration of a ship or aircraftFOOT: the lower edge (as of a sail)FOUL: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOULED: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOULS: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFUNNEL: a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)GAFF: the spar on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extendedGALLEY: the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplaneGAMMON*: to fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship by lashings of rope or chain or by a band of iron; the hole through the bulwarks, metal fitting, chain loop, or other rigging through which the bowsprit rendersGANGPLANK: a movable bridge used in boarding or leaving a ship at a pierGUNPORT: an opening (as in a ship's side, a gun turret, a pillbox, or the nose, fuselage, or wing of an airplane) through which a gun can be firedHALO: [not in M-W] the formation of vari-colored rings in the paint surrounding metal hull fittings, a result of galvanic corrosion.HALOING: [not in M-W] The formation of vari-colored rings in the paint surrounding metal hull fittings, a result of galvanic corrosion.HALYARD: a rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering something (such as sails)HANK: any of a series of rings or clips by which a jib or staysail is attached to a stayHATCH: an opening in the deck of a ship; also, the covering for such an openingHEAD: the bow and adjacent parts of a ship; also, a ship's toiletHEEL: the after end of a ship's keel or the lower end of a mastHOLD: the interior of a ship below decks, especially: the cargo deck of a shipHOOD: a covering for an opening (such as a companion hatch) on a boatHOOK: an anchor: a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottomHULL: the frame or body of a ship or boat exclusive of masts, yards, sails, and riggingJACK: a small national flag flown by a shipJACK: an iron bar at a topgallant masthead to support a royal mast and spread the royal shroudsKEEL: the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom; also: this projectionKITE: a light sail used in a light breeze usually in addition to the regular working sails, especially: a spinnakerKNEE: a piece of timber naturally or artificially bent for use in supporting structures coming together at an angle (such as the deck beams of a ship); a knee brace, a bracing member of a structure that is placed diagonally from one to another of two adjoining principal membersLAID: to lay: to proceed to a specified place or position on a ship (lay aloft)LANYARD: a piece of rope or line for fastening something in a ship, especially: one of the pieces passing through deadeyes to extend shrouds or staysLARBOARD*: the left (port) side of a ship or aircraft looking forwardLATEEN*: (adj.) being or relating to a rig used especially on the north coast of Africa and characterized by a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast; also (noun): a lateen-rigged ship or a lateen sail; from French (voile) latine, literally, Latin (Mediterranean) sailLAYING: to lay: to proceed to a specified place or position on a ship (lay aloft)LEACH: M-W: or more commonly leech: either vertical edge of a square sail or the after edge of a fore-and-aft sailLEAD: a plummet, a plumb line for sounding at seaLEECH: M-W: or less commonly leach, either vertical edge of a square sail, or the after edge of a fore-and-aft sailLIFELINE: a line along the outer edge of the deck of a boat or shipLINE: a rope used on shipboardLUFF: the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind; also, the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sailLUFFS: the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind; also, the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sailLUNG: a device enabling individuals abandoning a submarine to rise to the surfaceMAGAZINE: a room in which powder and other explosives are kept in a fort or a ship; also, the contents of a magazine: such as an accumulation of munitions of warMAIN: mainmast or mainsail; also, connected with or located near the mainmast or mainsailMARK: one of the bits of leather or colored bunting placed on a sounding line at intervals; also, to plot the course of: to chartMARLIN: a marlinespike, or less commonly marlinspike: a tool (as of wood or iron) [used in marine ropework] that tapers to a point and is used to separate strands of rope or wire (as in splicing)MILL: the engine of an automobile or boatMIZZEN: a fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast; also, the mizzenmast; also, of or relating to the mizzenmastOARLOCK: a usually U-shaped device for holding an oar in placeORLOP*: M-W has this only in the phrase orlop deck, the lowest deck in a ship having four or more decksOUTBOARD: outside a ship's bulwarks: in a lateral direction from the hull; situated outboard; also, an outboard motor, a small internal combustion engine with propeller integrally attached for mounting at the stern of a small boat; also, having, using, or limited to the use of an outboard motorPADDLE: any of the broad boards at the circumference of a paddle wheel (a wheel with paddles around its circumference used to propel a boat); also, a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe)PEAK: the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; also, the narrow part of a ship's bow or stern or the part of the hold in it; also, to set (a gaff, a yard, etc.) nearer the perpendicular; also, rowing: to hold (oars) with blades well raisedPEAKED: the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; also, the narrow part of a ship's bow or stern or the part of the hold in it; also, to set (a gaff, a yard, etc.) nearer the perpendicular; also, rowing: to hold (oars) with blades well raisedPEAKING: the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; also, the narrow part of a ship's bow or stern or the part of the hold in it; also, to set (a gaff, a yard, etc.) nearer the perpendicular; also, rowing: to hold (oars) with blades well raisedPENNANT: any of various nautical flags tapering usually to a point or swallowtail and used for identification or signalingPLANING: (adj.) having or being a hull designed to lift partially from the water's surface at high speeds (planing boats)POCKET: a place for a batten made by sewing a strip on a sailPOOP: an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship above the main deckPORT: the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward; also, located on the left side of a ship or airplane looking forward; of, relating to, or situated to port; also, an opening in a vessel's side (as for admitting light or loading cargo)PROW: the bow of a ship: stemRAIL: a light structure serving as a guard at the outer edge of a ship's deckRANGING: to arrange (an anchor cable) on deckRIBBON: ribband: a long narrow strip or bar used in shipbuilding, especially: one bent and bolted longitudinally to the frames to hold them in position during construction (rib + band)RIGGING: lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and sparsROACH: a curved cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing or to secure a better fitROYAL: a small sail on the royal mast immediately above the topgallant sail; also, of, relating to, or being a part (such as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallantTACKLE: a ship's riggingTAILFIN*: M-W has tail fin, a fin, an appendage of a boat (such as a submarine)THOLE*: either of a pair of pins set in the gunwale of a boat to hold an oar in placeTHROAT: the curved part of an anchor's arm where it joins the shankTHWART: a seat extending athwart a boatTILT: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall; also, to cover or provide with a tiltTILTED: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall; also, to cover or provide with a tiltTILTING: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall; also, to cover or provide with a tiltTOGGLE: a pin inserted in a nautical knot to make it more secure or easier to slip; also, to furnish with a toggle; to fasten with or as if with a toggleTONNAGE: the cubical content of a merchant ship in units of 100 cubic feet; also, ships in terms of the total number of tons registered or carried or of their carrying capacity UNBEND: to unfasten from a spar or stay (unbend a sail); also, to cast loose: to untie (unbend a rope)UNBENT: to unfasten from a spar or stay (unbend a sail); also, to cast loose: to untie (unbend a rope)UNRIG: to strip of rigging, the lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars (unrig a ship)UNRIGGING: to strip of rigging, the lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars (unrig a ship)WALE: any of a number of strakes usually of extra thick and strong planks in the sides of a wooden ship —usually used in pluralWALK: to haul (something, such as an anchor) by walking round the capstanWELL: an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold to protect from damage and facilitate the inspection of the pumps; also, a compartment in the hold of a fishing boat in which fish are kept aliveWING: a sail, an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through waterWORN: past participle of to wear: to show or fly (a flag or colors) on a shipYARD: a long spar tapered toward the ends to support and spread the head of a square sail, lateen, or lugsailYARDARM: either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
On Shore places, activities, things relative to boating
APRON: the area along the waterfront edge of a pier or wharfBEACH: a shore of a body of waterBETHEL*: a place of worship for seamenBOATYARD: a yard where boats are built, repaired, and stored and often sold or rentedBOLLARD: a post on a wharf around which to fasten mooring linesBULWARK: a breakwater or seawall; also, to fortify or safeguard with a bulwarkCAMEL: a watertight structure used especially to lift submerged shipsDOCK: a place (such as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials; or a usually wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats; also, a slip; a ship's or boat's berth between two piers; also, a usually artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height; also, to haul or guide into or alongside a dock; to come into or alongside a dock; to become dockedDOCKED: a place (such as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials; or a usually wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats; also, a slip; a ship's or boat's berth between two piers; also, a usually artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height; also, to haul or guide into or alongside a dock; to come into or alongside a dock; to become dockedDOCKYARD: a shipyard, a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired DOLPHIN: a spar or buoy for mooring boats; also, a cluster of closely driven piles used as a fender for a dock or as a mooring or guide for boatsFLOAT: a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boatsJETTY: a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor; also, a landing wharf; also, a protecting frame of a pier
LAND: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDED: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDING: an act or process of one that lands, especially: a going or bringing to a surface (such as land or shore) after a voyage or flight; also, a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargoLEVEE: a river landing place: a pierLIGHT: a lighthouse, a beaconMARINA: a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilitiesMOOR: an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors; also, to secure a boat by mooring: to anchorMOORING: a place where or an object to which a vessel can be moored; also, a device (such as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place; also, to secure a boat by mooring: to anchorPORT: a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargoQUAY: a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
QUAYS: a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing placeRAMP: a slope for launching boatsUNDOCK: to move away from a dock (as at sailing time)UNDOCKED: to move away from a dock (as at sailing time)UNMOOR: to cast off moorings; to loosen from or as if from mooringsUNMOORING: to cast off moorings; to loosen from or as if from mooringsYARD: an assembly or storage area (as for dry-docked boats); also, to deliver to or store in such a yard
On the Water relative to boating
ABOVE: upriver of (e.g., anchored about 10 miles above the city)ADRIFT: without motive power and without anchor or mooringAFLOAT: borne on or as if on the water; being at sea; adriftAHOY: interjection used in hailing [a “hoy” is a small usually sloop-rigged coasting ship]ASEA: M-W hyphenates a-sea: at sea, seaward (noun) the direction or side away from land and toward the open sea; also (adv) toward the sea; also, (adj) directed or situated toward the sea, or coming from the sea (a seaward wind); Collins has asea (adj or adv): to or toward the sea; seaward; at seaBACK: of the wind: to shift counterclockwiseBELOW: down river from (moored a mile below town); also, under the surface of the water (thirty fathoms below)BUOY: a float, especially, nautical: a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (such as a shoal) lying under the waterBUOYANT: having buoyancy; capable of floatingCABLE: short for cable length, a maritime unit of length variously reckoned as 100 fathoms, 120 fathoms, or 608 feetCALM: a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of waterCHOP: a stretch of choppy sea; also, a short abrupt motion (as of a wave)CHOPPY: rough with small wavesDEAD: not running or circulating: stagnant (dead water); dead water: slack water, neap tide; the mass of eddying water formed along a ship's sides in her progress through the waterDEEP: nautical: ocean (the briny deep); also, any of the deep portions of a body of water, specifically: a generally long and narrow area in the ocean where the depth exceeds 3000 fathoms (5500 meters) (the aldrich deep in the south pacific); also, nautical: any of the fathom points on a sounding line other than the marksDEPTH: a deep place in a body of waterDRIFT: something (such as driftwood) washed ashoreDRIFT: the flow or the velocity of the current of a river or ocean streamDRIFTWOOD: wood drifted or floated by waterFAIR: favorable to a ship's course: a fair windFLOOD: the flowing in of the tideFLOW: the flood: the flowing in of the tide; also, to rise (the tide ebbs and flows)FLOWED: the flood: the flowing in of the tide; also, to rise (the tide ebbs and flows)FLOWING: the flood: the flowing in of the tide; also, to rise (the tide ebbs and flows)FOAM: (poetic) the seaHARBOR: a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorageHAVEN: a harbor or portHEAVY: of great force: heavy seasLEFT: located on the left when facing downstream (the left bank of a river)LUMPY: characterized by choppy waves (a lumpy sea)PIRACY: an act of robbery on the high seas; also: an act resembling such robbery; robbery on the high seasPIRATIC: or more commonly piratical: of, produced by, or being a pirate or piracy (piratical strongholds, piratical editions, piratical attackers, piratical enterprises); also, befitting or resembling a pirate (a fierce piratical expression)POOP: to break over the stern of; to ship (a sea or wave) over the sternPOOPED: to break over the stern of; to ship (a sea or wave) over the sternPOOPING: to break over the stern of; to ship (a sea or wave) over the sternPORT: a place where ships may ride secure from storms: a havenRIDING: to lie moored or anchored (a ship rides at anchor); also, to sailROAD: a roadstead, a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchorROLL: of a ship or boat: to swing from side to side (The ship heaved and rolled.)ROUGH: turbulent, tempestuous (rough seas)SEAS: surface motion on a large body of water or its direction; also: a large swell or wave —often used in plural (heavy seas); also, the disturbance of the ocean or other body of water due to the windTAIL: to swing or lie with the stern in a named direction —used of a ship at anchorTAILING: to swing or lie with the stern in a named direction —used of a ship at anchorWARP: a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat; also, to move (something, such as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object; to move a ship by warpingWARPING: a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat; also, to move (something, such as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object; to move a ship by warpingWRACK: a wrecked ship; a shipwreck; a wreck: something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck; a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship
Sailing and Navigation actions
ABACK: in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface (as of a sail)AFOUL: fouled, tangled; a ship with its sails afoulAGROUND: on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of waterALOOF: sailing into the wind to stay clear of the shore or a hazard; M-W history of the adverb: “from earlier aloof "(on a ship) to windward, toward the direction from which the wind is blowing (hence avoiding the lee shore)," from A- entry 1 + loof, variant of LUFF entry 1”BEACH: to run or drive [a boat] ashoreBEAT: to sail a zigzag course towards the wind, close-hauled on alternate tacksBEATEN: to sail a zigzag course towards the wind, close-hauled on alternate tacksBELAY: nautical: stop, cancel (“belay that last order”)BELLIED: filled out by wind (wind bellying the sails)BELLY: the part of a sail that swells out when filled with windBLANKET: to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (something, such as a downwind ship)CARD: a compass card: the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass on which are marked the 360° of the circle and 32 equidistant pointsCARRY: to hoist and maintain (a sail) in useCARRYING: to hoist and maintain (a sail) in useCHART: a map, especially one used for navigationCONNED: con, less common spelling of conn: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)CONNING: con, less common spelling of conn: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)DRAFT: the depth of water a ship draws, especially when loadedDRAW: nautical: to require (a specified depth) to float in, or to swell out in a wind (all sails drawing)DRAWING: nautical: to require (a specified depth) to float in, or to swell out in a wind (all sails drawing)DRAWN: nautical: to require (a specified depth) to float in, or to swell out in a wind (all sails drawing)DROP: nautical: to move with a favoring wind or current —usually used with down (We dropped down the harbor.)DROPPING: nautical: to move with a favoring wind or current —usually used with down (We dropped down the harbor.)
EASE: to put the helm of (a ship) alee; also, to let (a helm or rudder) come back a little after having been put hard overEASES: to put the helm of (a ship) alee; also, to let (a helm or rudder) come back a little after having been put hard overFIGHT: to manage (a ship) in a battle or stormFILL: to cause to swell or billow (wind filled the sails); also, to trim (a sail) to catch the windFILLABLE: not in M-W; Collins has “in British English” able to be filled: to cause to swell or billow (wind filled the sails); to trim (a sail) to catch the windFILLED: to cause to swell or billow (wind filled the sails); also, to trim (a sail) to catch the windFLAT: of a sail: tautFOOT: of a sailboat: to make speed: moveFOUGHT: to manage (a ship) in a battle or stormFOUL: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOUL: obstructive to navigation (a foul tide)FOULED: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOULS: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionGAGE: M-W: less common spelling of gauge: relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the windGAUGE: MW: or less commonly gage: relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the windGIGGED: to travel in a gig, a long light ship's boat, or a rowboat designed for speed rather than for workGIGGING: to travel in a gig, a long light ship's boat, or a rowboat designed for speed rather than for workGROUND: to run aground, to strike the bottom of a body of waterGROUNDING: to run aground, to strike the bottom of a body of waterGYRO: a gyrocompass or a gyroscope, instruments used in navigation on ships and aircraftHAND: to furl: to wrap or roll (something, such as a sail or a flag) close to or around something; to curl or fold as in being furled (hand the sail)HANDED: to furl: to wrap or roll (something, such as a sail or a flag) close to or around something; to curl or fold as in being furled (hand the sail)HANDING: to furl: to wrap or roll (something, such as a sail or a flag) close to or around something; to curl or fold as in being furled (hand the sail)HANDY: of a ship: easily handledHARD: to the full extent —usually used in nautical directions “steer hard aport”HAUL: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the wind
HAULED: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the windHAULING: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the windHEAD: to set the course of (to head a ship northward)HEADED: to set the course of (to head a ship northward)HEEL: of a boat or ship: to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves); also, to cause (a boat) to lean to one side; also, a tilt (as of a boat) to one side, and the extent of such a tilt (a heel of six degrees to starboard)HEELED: of a boat or ship: to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves); also, to cause (a boat) to lean to one side; also, a tilt (as of a boat) to one side, and the extent of such a tilt (a heel of six degrees to starboard)HEELING: of a boat or ship: to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves); also, to cause (a boat) to lean to one side; also, a tilt (as of a boat) to one side, and the extent of such a tilt (a heel of six degrees to starboard)HELM: a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering; broadly: the entire apparatus for steering a ship; also, the position of the helm with respect to the amidships position (turn the helm hard alee); also, to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder: to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm: to steer (helming a schooner)HELMED: to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder: to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm: to steerIRON: irons plural: M-W does not include (of a sailing vessel) stalled head to wind and unable to come about or tack either wayJOURNAL: a log, the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress; also the full nautical record of a ship's voyageKEEL: of a boat or ship: to heel or lean precariouslyKEELED: of a boat or ship: to heel or lean precariouslyKNOT: a division of the log's line serving to measure a ship's speed; one nautical mile per hour (or one nautical mile —not used technically)LABOR: of a ship: to pitch or roll heavilyLAID: to lie: to remain at anchor or becalmedLAIN: to lie: to remain at anchor or becalmed
LAND: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDED: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDFALL: a sighting of land after a voyage or flight; also, the land first sighted on a voyage or flight; also, a reaching of land (as by a traveler, craft, or storm)LANDING: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shore; also, an act or process of one that lands, especially: a going or bringing to a surface (such as land or shore) after a voyage or flightLANE: an ocean route used by or prescribed for shipsLAUNCH: to set (a boat or ship) afloatLEEWAY: off-course lateral movement of a ship when underwayLINE: naval ships arranged in a regular orderLIVELY: responding readily to the helm (a lively boat)LOGBOOK: a log: the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress; also: the full nautical record of a ship's voyageLOGGED: to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time) (to log x sailing or flying hours)LOGGING: to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time) (to log x sailing or flying hours)LUFF: to turn the head of a ship toward the wind; also, to flutter, said of a sail, as on a boat that is heading too close to the windLUFFS: to turn the head of a ship toward the wind; also, to flutter, said of a sail, as on a boat that is heading too close to the windLYING: to lie: to remain at anchor or becalmedMARK: one of the bits of leather or colored bunting placed on a sounding line at intervals; also, to plot the course of: to chartNAUTICAL: of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or shipsNAVIGATING: to travel by water: to sail; to sail over, on, or through (able to navigate the deep ocean waters); to steer or manage (a boat) in sailingNAVIGATION: the act or practice of navigating, to travel by water; to sail; to sail over, on, or through; to steer or manage (a boat) in sailingOARING: to oar, to progress by or as if by using oars; to propel with or as if with oars: rowOCTANT: an instrument for observing altitudes of a celestial body from a moving ship or aircraftPADDLE: to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel; to propel by a paddle, to transport in a paddled craft (paddled us to shore in his canoe)PADDLED: to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel; to propel by a paddle, to transport in a paddled craft (paddled us to shore in his canoe)PILOT: to set and conn the course of (pilot a ship)PILOTING: to set and conn the course of (pilot a ship)PINCH: to sail too close to the windPINCHING: to sail too close to the windPITCH: of a ship: the action or a manner of pitching, especially: an up-and-down movement; also, to have the bow alternately plunge precipitately and rise abruptlyPITCHED: of a ship: the action or a manner of pitching, especially: an up-and-down movement; also, to have the bow alternately plunge precipitately and rise abruptlyPITCHING: of a ship: the action or a manner of pitching, especially: an up-and-down movement; also, to have the bow alternately plunge precipitately and rise abruptlyPLANE: to skim across the surface of the waterPLANING: to skim across the surface of the waterPLIED: to make a practice of rowing or sailing over or on (the boat plies the river); to go or travel regularlyPLYING: to make a practice of rowing or sailing over or on (the boat plies the river)POINT: of a ship: to sail close to the windPOINTING: of a ship: to sail close to the windPOLE: to propel a boat with a polePOLING: to propel a boat with a polePORT: to turn or put (a helm) to the left —used chiefly as a commandPULL: to work (an oar) by drawing back stronglyPULLED: to work (an oar) by drawing back stronglyPUNT: a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with square ends usually propelled with a pole; also, to propel (a boat, such as a punt) with a poleRAFTING: a flat structure (as of wood) for support or transportation on water; also: an inflatable flat-bottomed watercraft; also, to transport by means of a raft; also, to travel along or across (a river or other body of water) on a raft; to travel by raftROWING: the propelling of a boat by means of oars: the action of one that rows; also, to propel a boat by means of oars; to move by or as if by the propulsion of oars; to propel with or as if with oars; to transport in an oar-propelled boatRUNNING: to sail before the wind in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled; also, to travel on [rapids] in a boat (run the rapids)TACK: the direction of a ship with respect to the trim of her sails (starboard tack); also, the run of a sailing ship on one tack; also, a change when close-hauled from the starboard to the port tack or vice versa; also, the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail; also, to change the direction of (a sailing ship) when sailing close-hauled by turning the bow to the wind and shifting the sails so as to fall off on the other side at about the same angle as before; to tack a sailing ship (We tacked repeatedly as we sailed toward the harbor.); of a ship : to change to an opposite tack by turning the bow to the wind (a ship that tacks easily); also, to follow a course against the wind by a series of tacksTACKED: the direction of a ship with respect to the trim of her sails (starboard tack); also, the run of a sailing ship on one tack; also, a change when close-hauled from the starboard to the port tack or vice versa; also, the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail; also, to change the direction of (a sailing ship) when sailing close-hauled by turning the bow to the wind and shifting the sails so as to fall off on the other side at about the same angle as before; to tack a sailing ship (We tacked repeatedly as we sailed toward the harbor.); of a ship : to change to an opposite tack by turning the bow to the wind (a ship that tacks easily); also, to follow a course against the wind by a series of tacksTACKING: the direction of a ship with respect to the trim of her sails (starboard tack); also, the run of a sailing ship on one tack; also, a change when close-hauled from the starboard to the port tack or vice versa; also, the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail; also, to change the direction of (a sailing ship) when sailing close-hauled by turning the bow to the wind and shifting the sails so as to fall off on the other side at about the same angle as before; to tack a sailing ship (We tacked repeatedly as we sailed toward the harbor.); of a ship : to change to an opposite tack by turning the bow to the wind (a ship that tacks easily); also, to follow a course against the wind by a series of tacksTOUCH: to make a brief or incidental stop on shore during a trip by water (touched at several ports)TOUCHED: to make a brief or incidental stop on shore during a trip by water (touched at several ports)TRICK: a turn of duty at the helm usually lasting for two hoursTRIM: the position of a ship or boat especially with reference to the horizontal; also: the difference between the draft of a ship forward and that aft; also, the relation between the plane of a sail and the direction of the ship; also, the buoyancy status of a submarine; also, to cause (a ship) to assume a desirable position in the water by arrangement of ballast, cargo, or passengers; also, to assume or cause a boat to assume a desired position in the water (a boat that trims badly); also, to adjust (something, such as cargo or a sail) to a desired position; also, to adjust (something, such as an airplane or submarine) for horizontal movement or for motion upward or downwardTRIMMING: the position of a ship or boat especially with reference to the horizontal; also: the difference between the draft of a ship forward and that aft; also, the relation between the plane of a sail and the direction of the ship; also, the buoyancy status of a submarine; also, to cause (a ship) to assume a desirable position in the water by arrangement of ballast, cargo, or passengers; also, to assume or cause a boat to assume a desired position in the water (a boat that trims badly); also, to adjust (something, such as cargo or a sail) to a desired position; also, to adjust (something, such as an airplane or submarine) for horizontal movement or for motion upward or downwardTRIP: to raise (an anchor) from the bottom so as to hang free; also, to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering; to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the fid (a tapered usually wooden pin used in opening the strands of a rope) to be withdrawn preparatory to housing or loweringTUGGED: to tow with a tugboatTUGGING: to tow with a tugboatUNDOCK: to move away from a dock (as at sailing time)UNDOCKED: to move away from a dock (as at sailing time)
VEER: of a ship: to change course by turning the stern to the wind; also, to direct to a different course, specifically: to wear, to cause (a ship) to go about with the stern presented to the windWALK: of a ship: to make headwayWEIGH: way —used in the phrase under weigh, underway, in motion: not at anchor or aground; also, to weigh anchor, to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailingWEIGHED: way —used in the phrase under weigh, underway, in motion: not at anchor or aground; also, to weigh anchor, to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailingWEIGHING: way —used in the phrase under weigh, underway, in motion: not at anchor or aground; also, to weigh anchor, to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailingWHEEL: a turning movement of troops or ships in line in which the units preserve alignment and relative positions as they change directionWIND: to move (a ship) by hauling on a capstan, a machine for moving or raising heavy weights that consists of a vertical drum which can be rotated and around which cable is turned; to cause (something, such as a ship) to change direction: to turn; to turn (a ship) end for end; to turn when lying at anchorWINDING: to move (a ship) by hauling on a capstan, a machine for moving or raising heavy weights that consists of a vertical drum which can be rotated and around which cable is turned; to cause (something, such as a ship) to change direction: to turn; to turn (a ship) end for end; to turn when lying at anchorWORK: to sail to windwardWORKING: to sail to windwardWORN: past participle of to wear: to cause (a ship) to go about with the stern presented to the wind; also, of a ship: to change to an opposite tack by turning the stern to the windWOUND: to move (a ship) by hauling on a capstan, a machine for moving or raising heavy weights that consists of a vertical drum which can be rotated and around which cable is turned; to cause (something, such as a ship) to change direction: to turn; to turn (a ship) end for end; to turn when lying at anchorYACHT: to race or cruise in a yacht
Sailors people on board
ADMIRAL: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four starsBANYAN: Traditional Royal Navy term for a day or shorter period of restBETHEL*: a place of worship for seamenBOARD: to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus), or to put aboard, or to get into or onto a means of transportation (such as an airplane, bus, ship, etc.), or to put or allow passengers into or onto such a means of transportationBOATMAN: a man who works on, deals in, or operates boatsBOWMEN: a boatman, oarsman, or paddler in the front of a boatBRAID: high-ranking naval officersCAPTAIN: a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship; or a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiralCAPTAINCY: a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship; or a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiralCHANTEY: or chanty, a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCHANTY*: variant of chantey, a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCOMPANY: the officers and crew of a ship (a meeting of the ship's company)CRIMP: to trap into military or sea service, or the person who crimpsCRIMPING: to trap into military or sea serviceEXEC: short for executive officer (the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel)FLAG: an admiral functioning in his office of commandFLATFEET: or plural flatfoots, slang: a sailorFLATFOOT: slang: a sailorGAMMON*: a social visit between sailors of vessels gammoned togetherHACK: restriction to quarters as punishment for naval officers —usually used in the phrase under hack, perhaps from hack, shortened from hackney: slang: a guard, especially at a prison; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire --> anything let for hire --> mercenary or contract employeeHAIL: to call to a passing ship [done by a hailer]HAILED: to call to a passing ship [done by a hailer]HAILING: to call to a passing ship [done by a hailer]HAND: a member of a ship's crew (All hands on deck!)JACK: often capitalized: sailorLINE: officers of the navy eligible for command at sea distinguished from officers of the staffMANNING: to station members of a ship's crew at (man the capstan)MATE: a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captainPILOT: one employed to steer a ship: a helmsman; also, a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified watersPIPE: to convey orders by signals on a boatswain's pipe; also, to call or direct by the boatswain's pipe; also, to receive aboard or attend the departure of by sounding a boatswain's pipePIPED: to convey orders by signals on a boatswain's pipe; also, to call or direct by the boatswain's pipe; also, to receive aboard or attend the departure of by sounding a boatswain's pipePIPING: to convey orders by signals on a boatswain's pipe; also, to call or direct by the boatswain's pipe; also, to receive aboard or attend the departure of by sounding a boatswain's pipe
ROVER: a pirate: one who commits or practices piracy: an act of robbery on the high seas; also: an act resembling such robbery; robbery on the high seasTICKET: a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit, especially: a mariner's or airman's certificate
VIKING: a sea rover, one that roves the sea; specifically: a pirate, one who commits or practices piracy, an act of robbery on the high seas, or an act resembling such robberyWATCH: a portion of time during which a part of a ship's company is on duty; also, the part of a ship's company required to be on duty during a particular watch; also, a sailor's assigned duty period
Vessels and Fleets
AIRBOAT: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudderARMADA: a fleet of warshipsBARGING: to carry by bargeBARK: a small sailing ship; a sailing ship of three or more masts with the aftmost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged; a craft propelled by sails or oarsBATEAU: any of various small craft, especially: a flat-bottomed boat with raked bow and stern and flaring sidesBOAT: a small vessel for travel on water; also, a ship; also, to place in or bring into a boat, or to go by boatBOATEL: a boat or ship with sleeping accommodations that is used as a hotel (or a waterside hotel equipped with docks to accommodate persons traveling by boat)BRIG: short for brigantine, a 2-masted square-rigged ship; also, a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the U.S. NavyCANOE: a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddlingCANOED: a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddlingCATAMARAN: a vessel (such as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hullsCATBOAT*: a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beamCONVOY: a protective escort (as for ships)CRAFT: a boat especially of small size DINK: M-W’s 1st def. of “dink” is as a synonym of “dinghy, “a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat; a small sailboat; a rubber life raft; or a rowboat or sailboat used to carry passengers or cargo on the coasts of India especially in sheltered waters around the peninsula”DORY: a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep V-shaped transomDUGOUT: a boat made by hollowing out a large logEIGHT: an eight-oared racing boat or its crewFLAG: a flagship: the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or subdivision of a fleet and flies the commander's flagFLEET: a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified controlFOIL: a hydrofoil: a motorboat that has metal plates or fins attached by struts fore and aft for lifting the hull clear of the water as speed is attainedFOUR: a four-oared racing shell or its crewGALLEON: a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the SpanishGALLEY: a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century; also: galleass, a large fast galley used especially as a warship by Mediterranean countries in the 16th and 17th centuries and having both sails and oars but usually propelled chiefly by rowing; or a warship of classical antiquity; or a large open boat (such as a gig) formerly used in EnglandGONDOLA: a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice; also, a heavy flat-bottomed boat used on New England rivers and on the Ohio and Mississippi riversKAYAK: a light narrow boat that has both ends tapered to a point, is propelled by a double-bladed paddle, and often has a closed top except for an opening in which the paddler sits with the legs extended straight out in front: a traditional boat that is typically associated with the Indigenous peoples (such as the Aleuts and Inuits) of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, is usually made of a frame of wood or bone covered with animal skin, and is used especially for hunting and transport OR a boat that is based on the traditional kayak and is typically made of plastic or fiberglass and is used especially for recreational purposesKAYAKING: the act of using a kayak, a light narrow boat that has both ends tapered to a point, is propelled by a double-bladed paddle, and often has a closed top except for an opening in which the paddler sits with the legs extended straight out in front: a traditional boat that is typically associated with the Indigenous peoples (such as the Aleuts and Inuits) of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, is usually made of a frame of wood or bone covered with animal skin, and is used especially for hunting and transport OR a boat that is based on the traditional kayak and is typically made of plastic or fiberglass and is used especially for recreational purposes
KAYAKS: a light narrow boat that has both ends tapered to a point, is propelled by a double-bladed paddle, and often has a closed top except for an opening in which the paddler sits with the legs extended straight out in front: a traditional boat that is typically associated with the Indigenous peoples (such as the Aleuts and Inuits) of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, is usually made of a frame of wood or bone covered with animal skin, and is used especially for hunting and transport OR a boat that is based on the traditional kayak and is typically made of plastic or fiberglass and is used especially for recreational purposesKEEL: a ship; in particular a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coalKETCH: a fore-and-aft rigged vessel similar to a yawl but with a larger mizzen sail and with the mizzenmast stepped farther forwardLATEEN*: (adj.) being or relating to a rig used especially on the north coast of Africa and characterized by a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast; also (noun): a lateen-rigged ship or a lateen sail; from French (voile) latine, literally, Latin (Mediterranean) sailLAUNCH: a large boat that operates from a ship; also, a small motorboat that is open or that has the forepart of the hull coveredLONGBOAT: a large oared boat usually carried by a merchant sailing shipMONITOR: a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving gun turrets (named for the Monitor, first ship of the type); also, a small modern warship with shallow draft for coastal bombardmentMOTORBOAT: a boat propelled usually by an internal combustion engineNAVAL: of or relating to a navyNAVIGATION: ship traffic or commerceNAVY: a group of ships: a fleetOUTBOARD: a boat with an outboard motorPACK: a wolf pack, a group of submarines that make a coordinated attack on shippingPEAPOD: a clinker-built open double-ended boat used for fishing in MainePINK: a ship with a narrow overhanging stern; called also pinkiePINKIE: also called pink, a ship with a narrow overhanging sternPONTOON: a flat-bottomed boat (such as a lighter), especially: a flat-bottomed boat or portable float used in building a floating temporary bridgePRAM: a small lightweight nearly flat-bottomed boat with a broad transom and usually squared-off bowPUNT: a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with square ends usually propelled with a pole; also, to propel (a boat, such as a punt) with a poleRAFT: a flat structure (as of wood) for support or transportation on water; also: an inflatable flat-bottomed watercraft; also, to transport by means of a raft; also, to travel along or across (a river or other body of water) on a raft; to travel by raftTAXI: a vessel operated in a similar manner to a taxicab, an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled (water taxi) ; shortened from taxicab, from taximeter cabTRAMP: a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port; called also tramp steamerTRIMARAN: a fast pleasure sailboat with three hulls side by side; tri- + catamaran, a vessel (such as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hullsTUCK: the part of a vessel where the ends of the lower planks meet under the sternWING: a left or right section of an army or fleet: a flank, the right or left of a formationYACHT: any of various recreational watercraft: such as a sailboat used for racing, or a large usually motor-driven craft used for pleasure cruising YAWL: a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat carrying a mainsail and one or more jibs with a mizzenmast far aft; also, a ship's small boat: a jolly boat, a ship's boat of medium size used for general-purpose work
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