Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| accoast | to lie or sail along the coast or side of; to accost. |
| affreightment | hiring of a vessel. |
| afterdeck | a deck behind a ship's bridge. |
| aftermast | the mast nearest the stern. |
| afterpeak | space behind the aftermost bulkhead, often used for storage. |
| aftmost | nearest the stern. |
| airboat | a shallow-draft boat driven by an aircraft propeller. |
| amidship | midway between the bow and stern of a ship. |
| amidships | midway between the bow and stern of a ship. |
| anchor | a device for holding a floating vessel in place; (verb) to secure by means of an anchor. |
| anchorage | a place where a ship can anchor. |
| antiship | intended to counter ships. |
| aplustre | (Lat.) an ornamental appendage of wood at a ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. |
| argosy | a large merchant ship. |
| armada | (Spanish) a fleet of warships. |
| asdic | an apparatus for locating eg submarines underwater by the use of ultrasonics. |
| athwartship | transverse to a ship. |
| athwartships | transverse to a ship. |
| aviso | (Spanish) a boat bringing news, a dispatch-boat. |
| backhaul | a deviation to move cargo on the return leg of a voyage for the purpose of minimizing ballast mileage and thereby reducing transportation costs; (verb) to make such a deviation. |
| backstay | a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship. |
| baidar | (Russian) an Alaskan Inuit kayak. |
| baidarka | (Russian) an Alaskan Inuit kayak. |
| balsa | (Spanish) a tropical American tree, aka corkwood. |
| barca | (Ital.) a boat, a barge. |
| bareboat | a pleasure-boat rented without personnel. |
| barge | a vessel, usually flat-bottomed and with or without its own power, used for transporting freight, esp on canals; (verb) to transport by barge. |
| bargelike | like a barge. |
| barkantine | a three-masted vessel, with the foremast square-rigged, and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft-rigged. |
| barkentine | a three-masted vessel, with the foremast square-rigged, and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft-rigged. |
| barquantine | a three-masted vessel. |
| barque | a three-masted vessel whose mizzen-mast is fore-and-aft-rigged. |
| barquentine | a three-masted vessel, with the foremast square-rigged, and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft-rigged. |
| barquette | (Fr.) a small barque. |
| batard | a birchbark canoe. |
| bateau | (Fr.) a boat; esp a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. |
| bathyscape | a submersible observation chamber. |
| bathyscaph | a submersible observation chamber. |
| bathyscaphe | a submersible observation chamber. |
| bathysphere | a submersible observation chamber. |
| batteau | (Fr.) a boat; esp a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. |
| battleship | a heavily armoured warship of the largest type having many large-calibre guns. |
| bawley | in Essex and Kent, a small fishing-smack. |
| benthoscope | a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| berthage | a place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor. |
| bibb | a mast support. |
| bidarka | (Russian) an Alaskan Inuit kayak. |
| bidarkee | (Russian) an Alaskan Inuit kayak. |
| bilander | (Dutch) a two-masted cargo vessel used in Holland. |
| bilge | the lower point of the inner hull of a ship (verb) to spring a leak in the bilge |
| bilgewater | the water that collects in a ship's bilge. |
| billyboy | a flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel. |
| binnacle | a case in which a ship's compass is kept. |
| bireme | a rowed ship or galley with two banks of oars. |
| birlinn | (Gaelic) a barge in the Western Isles. |
| bitt | a post for fastening cables, etc; (verb) to secure a cable to a bitt. |
| bittacle | a case in which a ship's compass is kept. |
| blockship | a warship too old for action, but useful in port defence. |
| boat | a small rowing, sailing or motor vessel; loosely, a ship; (verb) to sail about in a boat. |
| boatable | such as can be transported in a boat. |
| boatbuilding | the industry of building boats. |
| boathook | a pole with a metal hook for use aboard a boat. |
| boatlift | to evacuate by boat. |
| bollard | a post of metal or wood on a wharf or ship around which to fasten lines. |
| boomkin | a spar projecting from the stern of a ship. |
| bottomry | the use of a ship as collateral to finance a sea voyage. |
| bouse | to haul with tackle. |
| bowsprit | a spar that extends at the bows of a ship. |
| boxhaul | to put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel. |
| breadroom | an apartment in a ship's hold where the bread is kept. |
| brig | a two-masted, square-rigged vessel. |
| brigantine | a two-masted ship. |
| bucentaur | (Ital.) a state barge of Venice from which the Doge dropped a ring into the sea. |
| budgero | (Hindi) a heavy keelless barge. |
| budgerow | (Hindi) a heavy keelless barge. |
| bugeye | a kind of small boat. |
| bulkhead | a name given to any vertical partition which separates different compartments or spaces from one another. |
| bulkheaded | fitted with a bulkhead. |
| bulley | a two-masted fishing boat. |
| bumboat | a small boat used in harbours to carry provisions. |
| bumkin | a spar projecting from the stern of ship. |
| buoyage | buoys, taken collectively. |
| burgee | a small ship's flag used for identification or signalling. |
| burton | a light handy two-block tackle. |
| bylander | (Dutch) a two-masted cargo vessel used in Holland. |
| caboose | (Dutch) a kitchen on the deck of a ship. |
| caique | (Fr.) a light skiff used on the Bosphorus. |
| canalboat | a boat used on canals. |
| canaller | a freight boat. |
| canoe | a light narrow open boat, propelled by one or more paddles; (verb) to travel by canoe. |
| canoeable | navigable by canoe. |
| canoer | one who travels by canoe. |
| cape | a head or point of land jutting into the sea or a lake; (verb) to keep a course towards a cape. |
| capsizal | the act of capsizing. |
| capsize | to overturn. |
| carack | (Hist.) a large ship of burden. |
| caravel | a small light fast ship, chiefly Spanish or Portuguese, of the 15th to the 17th cents. |
| caravelle | a small light fast ship, chiefly Spanish or Portuguese, of the 15th to the 17th cents. |
| careen | to turn (a ship) on its side for repairs. |
| careenage | a place where ships are careened. |
| carling | a short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another. |
| carrack | (Hist.) a large ship of burden. |
| carract | (Hist.) a large ship of burden. |
| carrect | (Hist.) a large ship of burden. |
| carvel | a small light fast ship, chiefly Spanish or Portuguese, of the 15th to the 17th centuries. |
| casco | (Spanish) a Philippine cargo barge. |
| catamaran | (Tamil) orig a raft of logs lashed together; now a boat, esp a sailing boat with two hulls. |
| catboat | a kind of small sailboat. |
| cathead | a projection near the bow of a ship to which an anchor is secured. |
| cathole | one of two holes in the after part of a ship through which hawsers are passed for steadying the ship. |
| catrigged | rigged like a catboat, having one great fore-and-aft mainsail spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot. |
| catwalk | on a ship, a raised bridge running fore and aft from the midship, affording safe passage over the pipelines and other deck obstructions. |
| caulk | to stop up the seams of (a ship etc.) with oakum etc. and waterproofing material or by driving the plate-junctions together. |
| centerboard | a retractable keel used esp in sailboats. |
| chainplate | a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached. |
| charthouse | a room in a ship where charts are kept. |
| chaseport | the porthole at the bow or stern of a naval ship. |
| cheesecutter | a movable keel that may be drawn up inside a boat; a square-peaked cap. |
| clipper | a kind of sailing ship. |
| clubhaul | to carry out a form of emergency tacking. |
| coaler | a ship that carries coal. |
| coaming | a raised framework round the edge of the hatches in a ship to keep water out. |
| coaster | a vessel that plies its trade along the coast. |
| coble | (Welsh) a short, flat-bottomed boat for use on rivers and estuaries. |
| cockbill | to tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning. |
| cockboat | a small boat, esp one used on rivers or near the shore. |
| cocket | an official shipping seal; a customs clearance form. |
| cockleboat | a small boat, esp one used on rivers. |
| cockleshell | a small, light boat. |
| cofferdam | a narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship. |
| companionway | the stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck. |
| conn | to direct the steering of. |
| containership | a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo. |
| contline | the space between stowed casks. |
| convoy | an escort; (verb) to accompany (ships etc.); to escort. |
| coper | a ship for supplying alcoholic liquor clandestinely to deep-sea fishermen; (verb) to supply in such a way. |
| coracle | (Welsh) a small boat made of wickerwork covered with watertight material. |
| corocore | (Malay) a kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago. |
| corocoro | (Malay) a kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago. |
| corvette | (Fr.) a highly manoeuvrable armed escort ship. |
| cott | (Spenser) a small boat. |
| counterbrace | to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| couta | a type of fishing boat used round the coast of Australia. |
| crankness | liability to be capsize. |
| crare | a trading vessel. |
| crayer | a trading vessel. |
| crewless | without a crew. |
| crewman | a member of a crew. |
| cringle | a loop at the corner of a sail to which a line is attached. |
| crojik | a triangular sail. |
| crossjack | a square sail set on the mizzenmast. |
| crosstree | one of the two upper shroud spreaders in a fore-and-aft rigged sail. |
| cruiser | a high-speed warship less heavily armed than a battleship. |
| curagh | (Irish) a long-shaped boat similar to a coracle. |
| currach | (Irish) a long-shaped boat similar to a coracle. |
| curragh | (Irish) a long-shaped boat similar to a coracle. |
| cutter | a powerful motor-launch (as used by coastguard and navy). |
| cutwater | the forepart of a ship's prow; the angular edge of a bridge-pier. |
| dahabeah | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahabeeah | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahabeeyah | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahabiah | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahabieh | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahabiya | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahabiyah | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahabiyeh | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| davit | a crane that projects over the side of a ship hatchway for moving cargo. |
| dayboat | a small pleasure boat with no sleeping accommodation. |
| daysailer | a dayboat powered by sail. |
| daysailor | a dayboat powered by sail. |
| deadeye | a rounded wood block that is encircled by a rope or an iron band and pierced with holes to receive the lanyard and that is used esp to set up shrouds and stays. |
| deckless | without a deck. |
| deepwaterman | a seagoing ship. |
| demast | to dismast. |
| deperm | to demagnetize a ship or submarine to protect it from magnetic detection. |
| destroyer | a small fast lightly armoured but heavily armed warship. |
| dhow | (Arabic) a lateen-rigged oriental craft. |
| dingey | a small open boat, prepared by oars, sails or an outboard motor. |
| dinghy | a small open boat, prepared by oars, sails or an outboard motor. |
| dingily | (Adv.) DINGY, dirty, gloomy. |
| dingy | dirty, gloomy (noun) a small open boat, prepared by oars, sails or an outboard motor; (verb) to ignore, avoid |
| disanchor | to raise the anchor, as of a ship. |
| dismast | to remove the mast of. |
| dismastment | the act of dismasting. |
| dodger | a shield against rain or spray on a ship's bridge. |
| dogger | (Dutch) a two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch. |
| dogshores | shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching. |
| dogvane | a small vane to show the direction of the wind. |
| dogwatch | either of the two shorter (two-hour) watches (4-6, 6-8 p.m.). |
| drabbler | a piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop. |
| drabler | a piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop. |
| dracone | (Tradename) a towed flexible container for transporting liquids by water. |
| dragger | a fishing vessel that drags the bottom. |
| dreadnaught | a large battleship; a garment of heavy woollen cloth. |
| dredger | a boat or machine used for dredging. |
| driftage | deviation from a ship's course due to leeway. |
| drillship | a free-floating ship-shaped drilling platform. |
| droger | (Dutch) a W. Indian coasting vessel, with long masts and lateen sails. |
| drogher | (Dutch) a W. Indian coasting vessel, with long masts and lateen sails. |
| drogue | a funnel-shaped sea anchor; a type of parachute. |
| dromon | a swift medieval ship of war. |
| dromond | a swift medieval ship of war. |
| dugout | a canoe made by hollowing out a log. |
| dunnage | wood laid in a ship's hold to keep cargo dry and safe, aka fardage. |
| euphroe | (Dutch) the wooden block through which the lines of a crowfoot are rove. |
| fairlead | a ring through which a rope is led to change its direction without friction. |
| fairleader | a ring through which a rope is led to change its direction without friction. |
| fairway | the navigable part of a river, bay, etc. through which vessels enter or depart. |
| faltboat | a collapsible boat of rubberized sailcloth. |
| fardage | wood laid in a ship's hold to keep the cargo dry, aka dunnage. |
| felucca | (Ital.) a small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, once common in the Mediterranean. |
| ferry | to transport by ferry (a type of boat). |
| ferryboat | a boat used on a ferry. |
| figurehead | the figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship. |
| fireboat | a boat used for firefighting. |
| firefloat | a boat or raft used in harbours for extinguishing fires. |
| fireroom | a room containing a ship's boilers. |
| fireship | a ship carrying combustible materials sent among the enemy's ships. |
| fishyback | (US) transportation of freight containers and trailers by ship or barge. |
| flagpole | a pole for displaying a flag. |
| flagship | the principal ship of a fleet. |
| flagstaff | a pole for displaying a flag. |
| flagstick | a pole for displaying a flag. |
| flatboat | a large flat-bottomed boat for transporting goods on a river, canal, etc. |
| floatage | buoyancy; anything which floats; flotsam. |
| floorhead | the upper end of a ship's floor timber. |
| flota | (Spanish) a commercial fleet; formerly, the fleet which annually conveyed the produce of America to Spain. |
| flotage | buoyancy; anything which floats; flotsam. |
| flotilla | a fleet (of small ships). |
| fluyt | (Dutch) a small 17th century merchant ship. |
| flyboat | a large Dutch coasting vessel. |
| flybridge | an open deck on a cabin cruiser. |
| foilborne | of a craft, travelling along the water on hydrofoils. |
| foldboat | a collapsible boat of rubberized sailcloth. |
| fordless | without a ford. |
| forebitt | a post for fastening cables at a ship's foremast. |
| forebody | the part of a ship in front of the mainmast. |
| foreboom | the boom of a ship's foremast. |
| forecabin | a cabin in the fore part of a ship. |
| forecastle | a short raised deck at the fore end of ship. |
| forecourse | a foresail. |
| foredeck | the forepart of a deck or ship. |
| foremast | the mast nearest the bow of a ship. |
| forepeak | the front end of a hold or cabin in the angle of the bows of a ship. |
| forereach | to glide ahead, esp when going in stay. |
| foresail | the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged ship. |
| foreship | the fore part of a ship. |
| forestay | the stay leading from the foremast to the bow of a ship. |
| forestaysail | the sail attached to a forestay. |
| foretop | the platform at the head of the foremast. |
| foretopmast | the mast above the foretop platform. |
| foretriangle | the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel. |
| foreyard | the lowermost yard on the foremast. |
| fother | to cover a sail with yarn and oakum, as to stop a leak. |
| foyboat | on Tyneside, a small rowing boat. |
| fraughtage | (Shakesp.) loading, cargo. |
| frautage | (Shakesp.) loading, cargo. |
| freeboard | the distance between the waterline and main deck of a ship. |
| freight | the lading of a cargo; (verb) to load, esp a ship. |
| freighter | a ship or aircraft for transporting freight. |
| frigate | a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line. |
| frigatoon | a small Venetian vessel with a square stern and two masts. |
| frigot | (Spenser) a frigate. |
| fruiter | a ship for carrying fruit. |
| furlable | that can be furled. |
| futtock | one of the curved timbers scarfed together to form the lower part of a compound rib of a ship. |
| gabbard | (Scots) a kind of barge. |
| gabbart | (Scots) a kind of barge. |
| gaffsail | a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail on a sailing vessel. |
| galiot | (Fr.) a small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean. |
| galleass | (Hist.) a large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns. |
| galleon | a sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. |
| galley | any of various kinds of ship propelled by oars or sails used in ancient or medieval times as a warship or as a trader. |
| galliass | a large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns. |
| galliot | (Fr.) a small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean. |
| gallivat | (Port.) a large two-masted Malay boat. |
| gangboard | a gangway, a plank for walking on. |
| gangway | either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship. |
| garboard | (Dutch) a plank on a ship's bottom next to the keel. |
| garvey | a small scow. |
| gennaker | a type of sail for boats. |
| genny | a large jib which overlaps the mainsail. |
| genoa | (Ital.) a large jib which overlaps the mainsail. |
| gimbal | a contrivance with self-aligning bearings for keeping eg ship's instruments horizontal; (verb) to support on a set of rings. |
| gondelay | (Spenser) a gondola. |
| gondola | (Ital.) a long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. |
| grapnel | a small anchor used for dragging or grappling. |
| gulet | a wooden Turkish sailing boat, traditionally used to carry freight, now used for pleasure trips. |
| gunboat | a vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns. |
| gunkhole | a slimy bay or anchorage; (verb) to cruise around gunkholes. |
| gunport | an opening in the side of a ship etc. for a gun. |
| gunter | a topmast arranged with metal bands so that it will readily slide up and down the lower mast. |
| gunwale | the upper edge of the side of a ship. |
| gybe | in sailing, to shift from side to side. |
| gymbal | a contrivance with self-aligning bearings for keeping eg ship's instruments horizontal. |
| hance | a curved rise from a lower to a higher part. |
| hank | a coil or skein of a specified length; (verb) to catch, as on a loop. |
| hatchway | an opening in the deck of a ship. |
| haulout | the action of hauling a boat out of water. |
| hawsehole | a hole for a ship's cable. |
| hawsepipe | a tubular casting, fitted to a ship's bow, through which the anchor chain passes. |
| headrail | one of the rails at a ship's head. |
| headreach | to make distance to windward in tacking. |
| headrope | that part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail. |
| headsail | a sail set forward of the foremast of a ship. |
| headsheets | the forepart of a small vessel or craft. |
| headstay | a support for a ship's foremast. |
| helispheric | pertaining to rhumb lines, loxodromic. |
| helispherical | pertaining to rhumb lines, loxodromic. |
| hightop | the top of a ship's mast. |
| homeport | to assign a ship to a port. |
| houseboat | a boat moored and used as a permanent residence. |
| hoveller | a small coasting-vessel. |
| hovercraft | a vehicle that is able to travel across both land and water on a cushion of air. |
| howker | a two-masted Dutch or Irish fishing-vessel. |
| hoy | to incite. |
| hull | the frame of a ship; a husk (verb) to pierce the hull of |
| hydrofoil | a boat fitted with hydrofoils to lift its hull clear of the water at speed. |
| hydrophone | an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| hydroplane | a light, flat-bottomed motorboat; (verb) to travel by hydroplane. |
| hydroscope | an instrument for viewing under water. |
| hydroscopic | relating to a hydroscope. |
| hydroscopical | relating to a hydroscope. |
| hydrovane | a hydrofoil. |
| iceboat | a boat adapted to travelling through ice; (verb) to travel by iceboat. |
| iceboater | one who travels by iceboat. |
| icebreaker | a boat for making a passage through ice. |
| inboard | within the hull or interior of a ship; (noun) a kind of boat motor. |
| inship | (Shakesp.) to take ship. |
| ironclad | an iron ship. |
| jackstaff | a short staff at a ship's bow, on which a jack is hoisted > JACKSTAFFS or JACKSTAVES.. |
| jackstay | an iron or wooden bar running along the yard of a ship to which sails are fastened. |
| jetsam | stuff thrown overboard to lighten the load in time of distress which sinks or is washed ashore. |
| jetsom | (Arch.) jetsam. |
| jetson | (Arch.) jetsam. |
| jib | the boom of a crane or derrick; (verb) to show objection. |
| jibb | in sailing, to shift from side to side. |
| jibboom | a spar forming an extension of the bowsprit. |
| jiggermast | a small mast on a sailing vessel. |
| johnboat | a narrow square-ended boat. |
| jollyboat | a small boat kept hoisted at a ship's stern. |
| jurymast | a mast erected on ship in place of one lost. |
| kaiak | (Inuit) a type of canoe; (verb) to travel by kaiak. |
| kayak | (Inuit) a type of canoe; (verb) to travel by kayak. |
| kayaker | one who uses a kayak. |
| kedge | brisk, lively; (noun) a small anchor; (verb) to move (a ship) by hauling on an anchor dropped ahead from a boat. |
| kedger | a small anchor. |
| keel | the part of a ship along the bottom from stem to stern; (verb) to turn keel upward. |
| keelboat | a type of yacht with a heavy external keel to offset the weight of the sails. |
| keelless | having no keel. |
| keelson | a wooden or steel structure lengthwise within a ship's frame to bear and distribute stress. |
| kelson | a wooden or steel structure lengthwise within ship's frame to bear and distribute stress. |
| kentledge | pig-iron used as ballast in a ship's hold. |
| ketch | a small two-masted sailing vessel; (verb, obs.) to catch. |
| killick | a small stone anchor in a wooden frame. |
| killock | a small stone anchor in a wooden frame. |
| kintledge | pig-iron used as ballast in a ship's hold. |
| klondiker | a factory-ship. |
| klondyker | a factory-ship. |
| klong | (Thai) a canal. |
| kneepiece | a knee-shaped piece of timber in a ship. |
| knighthead | either of a pair of vertical supports for the bowsprit. |
| koff | (Dutch) a small Dutch sailing vessel. |
| kyak | (Inuit) a type of canoe. |
| landfall | the arrival of a ship at land. |
| lapstrake | a clinker-built boat. |
| lapstreak | a clinker-built boat. |
| larboard | (Obs.) the left side of a ship. |
| lasket | a loop at the foot of a sail, to fasten as an extra sail. |
| lateen | a triangular sail rigged on a spar forming angle of 45° with the mast. |
| lateener | a lateen-rigged vessel. |
| lateenrigged | rigged with lateen sails. |
| launch | a motor driven boat used chiefly as a transport boat; (verb) to set in motion. |
| laveer | (Arch.) to sail against the wind. |
| leeboard | wood or metal planes attached to a hull to prevent leeway. |
| leeway | freedom of action within set limits; room allowed for this; a safety margin. |
| lifeboat | a boat used in rescues at sea. |
| lighter | a large open boat used in loading and unloading ships; (verb) to convey by lighter. |
| lightship | a ship intended to function as a lighthouse. |
| liner | a passenger ship, esp one that is part of a commercial fleet. |
| logboard | a hinged board for noting details for a logbook. |
| logline | a line attached to a ship's log. |
| longboat | a Viking ship. |
| longship | a Viking ship. |
| lorcha | (Port.) a light vessel of European build, like a Chinese junk. |
| loxodromic | pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables. |
| loxodromical | pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines. |
| loxodromically | (Adv.) LOXODROMICAL, relating to loxodromy. |
| loxodromy | the art of sailing along rhumb-lines. |
| luff | to turn a ship towards the wind. |
| lugger | a small 2- or-3-masted fishing boat with lugsails and jibs on bowsprit. |
| lugsail | a four-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard. |
| lymphad | (Gaelic) a Highland galley. |
| mailboat | a boat that carries mail. |
| mainboom | the spar that extends the foot of a fore-and-aft mainsail. |
| mainbrace | the brace attached to the mainyard. |
| mainmast | a sailing ship's principal mast. |
| mainsail | the principal sail on a ship's mainmast. |
| maintop | the platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels. |
| maintopmast | the mast next above the lower mainmast. |
| maintopsail | the sail above the mainsail. |
| mainyard | the lower yard on the mainmast. |
| makefast | an object to which a boat is tied. |
| mallemaroking | the carousing of seamen in icebound ships. |
| marina | (Ital.) a berthing area for yachts etc. |
| maritime | relating to the sea or seafaring. |
| marlingspike | a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing. |
| masoolah | (Hist.) a tall, many-oared Indian surfboat. |
| massoola | (Hist.) a tall, many-oared Indian surfboat. |
| mast | a long upright pole, esp one for carrying the sails of a ship; the fruit of the beech (verb) to supply with a mast |
| masthead | the head of a mast; (verb) to raise to the masthead; to punish by sending to the masthead. |
| mastlike | like a mast. |
| masula | (Hist.) a tall, many-oared Indian surfboat. |
| merchantman | a trading ship. |
| midship | the middle of a vessel. |
| midwatch | the middle part of a watch. |
| minehunter | a naval vessel that searches for mines by electronic means. |
| minelayer | a ship used to lay mines. |
| minesweeper | a ship used to clear mines. |
| mistico | (Spanish) a kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean, rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca. |
| mizen | in a three-masted vessel, the hindmost of the fore-and-aft sails. |
| mizenmast | the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship. |
| mizzen | in a three-masted vessel, the hindmost of the fore-and-aft sails. |
| mizzenmast | the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship. |
| mokihi | (Maori) a Maori raft. |
| mokoro | the traditional dugout canoe of the people of the Okavango Delta. |
| mollie | the carousing of seamen in icebound ships. |
| monohull | a vessel with one hull, as compared with a catamaran or trimaran. |
| monoxylon | a canoe made from one log. |
| montaria | (Portuguese) in Brazil, a light canoe made of one log. |
| moonraker | a small sail sometimes carried above a skyscraper, aka a moonsail. |
| moonsail | a sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail. |
| moorage | the condition of being moored. |
| motorboat | a boat with an inboard or outboard motor; (verb) to travel by motorboat. |
| motorboater | one who drives a motorboat. |
| motorship | a ship with a motor. |
| motoscafo | (Ital.) a motorboat. |
| mudhook | (Sl.) an anchor. |
| mudscow | a flat mud-boat. |
| multihull | a boat having more than one hull, eg a catamaran. |
| nautic | the art or science of sailing; a sailor, esp of the Royal Navy. |
| naval | pertaining to ships. |
| navally | (Adv.) NAVAL, pertaining to ships. |
| navicert | a consular certificate granted to a neutral ship testifying that its cargo is correctly described in the manifest. |
| navigable | that can be navigated. |
| navigably | (Adv.) NAVIGABLE, that can be navigated. |
| navy | a nation's warships. |
| nuggar | (Arabic) a large boat used to carry cargo on the Nile. |
| oar | a light pole with a blade at one end for propelling a boat (verb) to row a boat |
| oarage | oars collectively. |
| oarless | without oars. |
| oarlike | like an oar. |
| oarlock | a rowlock. |
| obo | a vessel for carrying oil and bulk ore. |
| oceangoing | of, relating to, or designed for travel on the ocean. |
| offing | that part of the sea that is distant yet seen from the shore. |
| offshore | away from the shore; (noun) a company operating abroad where the tax system is more advantageous than at home; (verb) to transfer jobs to another country. |
| oggin | (Sl.) a naval slang word for the sea. |
| oiler | someone who or something that oils. |
| oomiac | (Inuit) an Eskimo canoe. |
| oomiack | (Inuit) an Eskimo canoe. |
| oomiak | (Inuit) an Eskimo canoe. |
| orlop | (Dutch) the lowest deck of a ship having four or more decks. |
| oropesa | a fish-shaped float used in marine mine-sweeping to support the sweeping wire. |
| orthodromics | the act or art of sailing on a great circle. |
| orthodromy | the act or art of sailing on a great circle. |
| outboard | designed to be attached to the outside of a boat etc; (noun) an outboard motor. |
| outrigger | a spar extended from the side of a ship to help secure the mast. |
| overboard | from on board, over the side of a ship or boat. |
| overlaunch | in shipbuilding, to join by long splices or scarfs. |
| overmast | to furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts. |
| overrake | to rake over from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea. |
| paddleboat | a paddle-steamer. |
| patamar | (Port.) a vessel resembling a grab, used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon. |
| pattamar | (Port.) a vessel resembling a grab, used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon. |
| pedalboat | a boat that is propelled by operating the pedals, usually one hired for pleasure. |
| pedalo | a small pedal-propelled boat. |
| pelorus | (Lat.) a kind of compass from which bearings can be taken. |
| periagua | (Carib) a dugout canoe. |
| pickaroon | (Spanish) a pirate ship. |
| picketboat | a craft used (as by the coastguard) for harbour patrol. |
| pigboat | (Coll.) a submarine. |
| pilothouse | a shelter for steering gear and pilot. |
| pinkey | a ship with a narrow overhanging stern. |
| pinnace | a small vessel with oars and sails. |
| piragua | (Carib) a dugout canoe. |
| pirogue | (Carib) a dugout canoe. |
| piroque | (Carib) a dugout canoe. |
| polacca | (Ital.) a vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. |
| polacre | (Ital.) a vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. |
| pont | in S. Africa, a small ferryboat guided across a narrow stretch of water by a rope or cable. |
| porthole | an opening in the side of a ship. |
| portlast | (Obs.) the gunwale of a ship. |
| portoise | the gunwale of a ship. |
| powerboat | a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor. |
| powerboating | the sport of driving a powerboat. |
| praam | (Dutch) a flat-bottomed boat or lighter, used in Holland and the Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. |
| prahu | (Malay) a swift Malayan sailboat with triangular sail and one outrigger. |
| pram | a flat-bottomed boat or lighter, used in Holland and the Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. |
| prao | (Malay) a swift Malayan sailboat with triangular sail and one outrigger. |
| pratique | (Fr.) permission granted to a ship to use a port after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health. |
| prau | (Malay) a swift Malayan sailboat with triangular sail and one outrigger. |
| predy | (Obs.) to make ready a ship for engagement. |
| primage | a fee paid to loaders for loading a ship. |
| proa | (Malay) a swift Malayan sailboat with a triangular sail and one outrigger. |
| prore | a prow; a ship. |
| prow | the front part of a ship (adj., arch.) full of prowess |
| pucan | (Irish) a traditional Connemara open sailing boat. |
| pulwar | (Hindi) a light keelless boat used on the Ganges. |
| punt | a flat-bottomed boat for use in shallow water, propelled by a pole; (verb) to travel by punt. |
| puteli | (Hindi) a flat-bottomed boat used on the Ganges. |
| qajaq | (Inuit) a kayak. |
| quadrireme | an ancient ship with four banks of oars. |
| quant | a punting pole; (verb) to propel with a quant. |
| quarterdeck | part of ship's deck set aside by captain for ceremonial functions. |
| quinquereme | an ancient ship with five banks of oars. |
| rabaska | (Am. Ind.) a large canoe. |
| raft | a buoyant platform of logs, planks, etc., used as a vessel or moored platform; (verb) to convey by raft. |
| randan | a boat rowed by three people, the second with two oars. |
| ratlin | any of the small lines forming the steps of the rigging of ships. |
| ratline | any of the small lines forming the steps of the rigging of ships. |
| ratling | any of the small lines forming the steps of the rigging of ships. |
| rattlin | any of the small lines forming the steps of the rigging of ships. |
| rattline | any of the small lines forming the steps of the rigging of ships. |
| rattlingly | (Adv.) RATTLING. |
| razee | (Hist.) a warship or other vessel reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck or decks; (verb) to create such a ship by such a removal. |
| reef | a chain of rocks at or near the surface of water (verb) to reduce the area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it |
| reefable | of a sail, capable of being reefed. |
| reembark | to embark again. |
| resail | to sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former port. |
| reship | to ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time. |
| restem | (Shakesp.) to force back against the current. |
| ripeck | a pole used for mooring a punt. |
| riverboat | a boat used for river transport. |
| rivercraft | a craft suitable for use on a river. |
| riverworthiness | the state of being riverworthy. |
| riverworthy | able to be used on a river. |
| roadstead | an anchorage off shore. |
| roband | a piece of yarn used to fasten a sail to a spar. |
| rodney | (Canadian) a small fishing boat. |
| rollock | a contrivance serving as a fulcrum for an oar. |
| rowable | capable of being rowed. |
| rowboat | a rowing boat. |
| rowlock | a contrivance serving as a fulcrum for an oar. |
| royal | like a king (noun) a small sail on the royal mast just above the topgallant sail |
| royally | (Adv.) ROYAL, like a king. |
| royalmast | the highest part of a mast. |
| rudder | a vertical blade used to direct the course of a vessel. |
| rudderhead | the top of the rudderpost, to which the steering apparatus may be fixed. |
| rudderless | without a rudder. |
| rudderpost | the shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other. |
| rudderstock | a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot. |
| rullock | a contrivance serving as a fulcrum for an oar. |
| ryepeck | a pole used for mooring a punt. |
| rypeck | a pole used for mooring a punt. |
| saic | (Turkish) a Levantine vessel like a ketch. |
| saick | (Turkish) a Levantine vessel like a ketch. |
| sail | a sheet of canvas etc. spread to catch the wind; (verb) to move across the surface of water by the action of wind. |
| sailable | navigable. |
| sailboat | a boat that sails. |
| sailcloth | duck or canvas used in making sails. |
| sailless | destitute of sails. |
| sailorless | without sailors. |
| sailroom | a room aboard a vessel for storing sails in. |
| saique | (Turkish) a Levantine vessel like a ketch. |
| saltie | a deep-sea vessel sailing the Great Lakes. |
| sampan | (Chinese) a flat-bottomed Chinese skiff usually propelled by two short oars. |
| sanpan | (Chinese) a flat-bottomed Chinese skiff usually propelled by two short oars. |
| sasse | (Dutch) a sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable. |
| scaffy | (Scots) a light fishing boat. |
| schooner | a sharp-built, swift-sailing vessel, generally two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, or with top and topgallant sails on the foremast. |
| schuit | (Dutch) a Dutch flat-bottomed boat, used along canals and round the coast. |
| schuyt | (Dutch) a Dutch flat-bottomed boat, used along canals and round the coast. |
| scow | a large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends; (verb) to transport by this. |
| sculler | one that sculls. |
| scupper | a hole allowing water to drain from a ship's deck; (verb) to thwart, frustrate. |
| scuttlebutt | a drinking fountain on a ship; gossip. |
| seaborne | carried by sea. |
| seacraft | skill in navigation, seamanship etc. |
| seafarer | one who travels by sea. |
| seagoing | designed for use on the sea. |
| seakindly | of a ship, easy to handle. |
| sealift | to transport by ship. |
| sealine | the sea horizon. |
| seatrain | a ship equipped to carry railway cars. |
| seaworthiness | the state of being seaworthy. |
| seaworthy | able to be used on the sea. |
| shallop | a light river boat with sail and oars. |
| shanghai | to force aboard a ship for service as a sailor. |
| sharpie | a flat-bottomed, two-masted vessel. |
| sharpy | a flat-bottomed, two-masted vessel. |
| shaul | to shoal. |
| sheeve | the wheel of a pulley. |
| shikara | (Hindi) a light, flat-bottomed boat in Kashmir. |
| ship | a vessel suitable for navigation in deep water; (verb) to transport by ship. |
| shipboard | a ship's side. |
| shipborne | carried by ship. |
| shiplap | an arrangement of overlapping planks on a ship; (verb) to overlap planks in this way. |
| shipless | without a ship. |
| shippable | that can be shipped. |
| shipside | the area alongside a ship. |
| shipway | a sliding way for launching ships. |
| shipwreck | a wrecked ship; (verb) to undergo shipwreck. |
| shoal | shallow (noun) an area of shallow water, a sandbank (verb) to sail into shallow water |
| shoreside | belonging to the neighbourhood of the shore; (noun) the area near a shore. |
| showboat | (US) a river steamer on which theatrical performances are given; (verb) to give such a performance. |
| shrimper | a boat for catching shrimps. |
| sidelight | a coloured light on the side of a ship under way at night. |
| sidewheel | one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler. |
| sidewheeler | a vessel, esp a river boat, propelled by two large paddle wheels, one on each side. |
| skeg | a length of keel projecting aft to protect the rudder. |
| skegg | a length of keel projecting aft to protect the rudder. |
| skiff | any of various small boats; (verb) to skim. |
| skiffless | without a skiff. |
| skysail | a sail above the royal sail. |
| slipway | a ramp sloping into water for supporting a ship. |
| sloop | a single-masted sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with the mast stepped about one third of the overall length aft of the bow. |
| sluicegate | the gate of a sluice. |
| sneakbox | a small boat masked with brush and weeds that is used for wildfowl hunting. |
| sofar | a method of calculating the location of an underwater explosion. |
| sonder | a class of small yachts. |
| spanker | the sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship. |
| spar | a stout pole used to support rigging; a kind of mineral (verb) to provide with spars |
| speedboat | a high-speed motorboat having either an inboard or outboard motor. |
| spindrift | the ocean spray which is blown by the wind. |
| spinnaker | a large triangular sail opposite the mainsail. |
| spirketting | deck planking near the bulwarks. |
| spitcher | (Sl.) naval slang for done for; (verb) to be doomed. |
| sponsing | a platform jutting from ship's deck for gun or wheel. |
| sponson | a platform jutting from ship's deck for gun or wheel. |
| spoom | to scud before the wind; to run before a gale with reduced canvas. |
| spoondrift | the ocean spray which is blown by the wind. |
| sprit | a spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally. |
| spritsail | a sail extended by a sprit. |
| starboard | the right-hand side of a ship; (verb) to put or turn (the helm) to the starboard side of the vessel. |
| staysail | a fore-and-aft sail hoisted on a stay. |
| steamboat | a boat powered by steam. |
| steamer | a steamship; (verb) to travel by steamship. |
| steamship | a ship powered by steam. |
| stearage | (Obs.) the act or practice of steering. |
| steerage | a section in a passenger ship for passengers paying the lowest fares and given inferior accommodations. |
| steerageway | a rate of motion sufficient to make a ship or boat respond to movements of the rudder. |
| stemhead | the head of the stem of a vessel. |
| stemson | a supporting timber of a ship. |
| stern | severe (verb) to back, row backwards |
| sternage | (Shakesp.) sterns collectively. |
| sternboard | the backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking. |
| sternly | (Adv.) STERN, severe. |
| sternport | a port or opening in the stern of a ship. |
| sternpost | the main member at the stern of a ship extending from keel to deck. |
| sternsheet | the part of a boat between the stern and the rowers. |
| sternson | the end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted. |
| sternway | the movement of a ship backwards. |
| stokehold | a ship's furnace chamber. |
| storeship | a vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like. |
| stowage | a place for stowing things; things stowed. |
| stowdown | the process of stowing down in a ship's hold. |
| straik | a line of planking or plating in a ship; (verb) to stroke. |
| strake | a line of planking or plating in a ship. |
| straked | having a strake, a line of planking or plating in a ship. |
| studdingsail | an additional sail set at the outer edges of a square sail when the wind is light and abaft the beam. |
| stunsail | a contraction of studdingsail, an additional sail set at the outer edges of a square sail when the wind is light and abaft the beam. |
| subchaser | a small manoeuvrable craft used in antisubmarine warfare. |
| submarine | a submersible vessel; (verb) to travel by submarine. |
| submergible submersible | a vessel used for undersea exploration or maintenance. |
| supercarrier | a large aircraft carrier. |
| superliner | a very large ocean liner. |
| supertanker | a very large tanker. |
| surfboat | a boat for use in surf. |
| taffarel | (Dutch) the rail round the stern of a ship. |
| tafferel | (Dutch) the rail round the stern of a ship. |
| taffrail | (Dutch) the rail round the stern of a ship. |
| tanker | a ship designed to transport liquids; (verb) to transport by tanker. |
| tankship | a tanker. |
| tartan | a plaid cloth a small, single-masted Mediterranean ship with a lateen sail |
| tartane | (Fr.) a small, single-masted Mediterranean ship with a lateen sail. |
| tartaned | clad in tartan. |
| texas | an upper structure on a river steamer. |
| thoft | a rowing bench. |
| tholepin | a pin in the side of a boat to keep an oar in place. |
| thwartship | across the ship. |
| thwartships | across the ship. |
| timberhead | top end of ship's timber used above the gunwale. |
| timon | (Obs.) a helm. |
| topgallant | the mast or sail above the topmast and below the royal mast. |
| topmast | a ship's mast above the lower mast. |
| topsail | a ship's sail above the lowermost sail. |
| towboat | a vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat. |
| towline | a line used to tow vessels. |
| traject | a way or place of crossing over; esp a crossing-place of a river; (verb, arch.) to convey across. |
| tranect | (Shakesp.) a ferry. |
| tranship | to transfer from one ship to another. |
| transhipper | one who tranships. |
| transship | to transfer from one ship to another. |
| transshipper | one who transships. |
| trawler | a vessel used for trawling. |
| treenail | a wooden peg that swells when wet, used for fastening timbers, esp in shipbuilding. |
| trekschuit | (Dutch) a towed canalboat. |
| trenail | a wooden peg that swells when wet, used for fastening timbers, esp in shipbuilding. |
| trestletree | either of a pair of fore-and-aft timbers fixed horizontally on opposite sides of a lower masthead to support an upper mast. |
| triaconter | a vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers. |
| trimaran | a sailing boat with three hulls. |
| trireme | (Lat.) an ancient galley having three banks of oars. |
| troopship | a ship for carrying troops. |
| trunnel | a wooden peg that swells when wet, used for fastening timbers, esp in shipbuilding. |
| trysail | a ship's sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast. |
| tugboat | a boat used to tow larger boats. |
| tumblehome | the inward curvature of the upper parts of the sides of a vessel at or near the stern. |
| turtleback | a structure over a ship's bows or stern. |
| umiac | (Inuit) an Inuit canoe. |
| umiack | (Inuit) an Eskimo canoe. |
| umiak | (Inuit) a Inuit canoe. |
| umiaq | (Inuit) an Eskimo canoe. |
| unanchor | to loose from the anchor, as a ship. |
| unbitt | to uncoil or unfasten (a cable) from the bitts. |
| underdeck | a lower deck on a ship. |
| undermasted | having insufficient masts. |
| undock | to take out of dock; as, to undock a ship. |
| unmoor | to loose from moorings; to cast off. |
| unrig | to strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. |
| unseaworthiness | the state of being unseaworthy. |
| unseaworthy | not good enough to be used on the sea. |
| unship | to unload cargo from a ship or boat; to remove eg oars from their fixed place. |
| unstep | to remove, as a mast, from its step. |
| uphroe | (Dutch) a block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up. |
| upperworks | the upper part of a structure (of a ship above the load-line). |
| vang | a guy-rope to steady a gaff. |
| vaporetto | (Ital.) a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice. |
| vigia | (Spanish) a danger warning on a chart. |
| wafter | an armed vessel employed as a convoy. |
| warship | a ship used in war. |
| washboard | a broad thin plank along a ship's gunwale to keep out sea water. |
| waterborne | supported, carried, or transmitted by water. |
| waterbus | a boat offering regular transport service. |
| watercraft | a boat; boats collectively. |
| waterway | a navigable body of water. |
| waveson | wreckage floating on the sea, flotsam. |
| wear | to turn a ship's stern to windward to alter its course to put on clothes |
| weatherboard | a board shaped so as to shed water; (verb) to fit such a board. |
| weatherliness | the state of being weatherly. |
| weatherly | able to sail close to the wind with little leeway. |
| whaleback | a kind of steamboat used on the Great Lakes to carry grain, etc having a rounded upper deck. |
| whaleboat | a boat used for catching whales. |
| whaler | a ship used for whaling. |
| wharf | a landing stage, built esp along the shore, for loading or unloading vessels (verb) to place on a wharf; to strengthen by the building of a wharf |
| wheelhouse | a shelter where a ship's steering wheel is kept. |
| wherry | a light shallow boat; a barge; (verb) to transport in such a boat. |
| whipstaff | a vertical lever controlling ship's rudder. |
| windbound | hindered from sailing by contrary winds. |
| windjammer | a large merchant sailing ship. |
| windjamming | sailing by windjammer. |
| windlass | a winch used to raise a ship's anchor; (verb) to use a windlass. |
| windsail | a wide funnel of canvas used to convey a stream of air below deck. |
| windship | a sailing ship. |
| woodskin | an American Indian canoe made of bark. |
| workboat | a boat used for work eg fishing. |
| wrack | seaweed or wreckage cast up on shore; (verb) to torture, torment. |
| xebec | a small, three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and triangular sails. |
| yacht | a vessel propelled by sail or power, used esp for pleasure cruising, racing, etc; (verb) to sail or cruise in a yacht. |
| yachter | one who sails a yacht. |
| yachtsmanship | the art of sailing a yacht. |
| yardarm | either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship. |
| zabra | (Spanish) a small vessel used off the Spanish coast. |
| zebec | a small, three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and triangular sails. |
| zebeck | a small, three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and triangular sails. |
| zulu | a type of two-masted fishing vessel formerly used in Scotland. |