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Nautical Terms
Nautical terms
Question | Answer |
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The front mast on a three masted ship | Foremast |
The middle mast on a three-masted ship | Mainmast |
The rear-most mast on a three masted ship. | Mizzen mast |
Sails which are set between the masts of a square-rigged ship | Staysails |
The lowest sail on the foremast or mainmast | Mainsail or "Course" |
The second lowest sail on any mast | Topsail |
The sail rigged above a topsail | Gallant |
The sail sometimes rigged above a Gallant | Royal |
Extra sails rigged sometimes on both sides of a mast but not rigged to a yardarm | Studdingsails |
A sail rigged between the Foremast and the Bowsprit | Jib |
The frontmost deck on a ship | focs'l |
The structure running along the bottom of the ship which gives it strength | Keel |
A ship's kitchen | Galley |
The floor of a ship | Deck |
A wall on a ship | Bulkhead |
Stairs on a ship | Ladder |
A lower deck just above the hold | Orlop |
A winch used to hoist sails or raise an anchor | Windlass |
The Bluenose is this type of ship | Schooner |
The topmost partof a mast | Truck |
A lighted stand for a ships compass | Binnacle |
The light on the left side of a ships is always... | Red |
The light on the right side of a ship is always... | Green |
(blank) | Avast |
To tie something down or cancel and order | Belay |
Towards the front | Fore or Forward |
Towards the back | Aft or After |
A nautical mile | 6080 feet |
A measure of 6 feet usually used to measure depth of water | Fathom |
The side of the ship facing the wind | Windward |
The side of the ship facing away from the wind | Lee or Leeward |
Heavy lines used to secure the masts to the sides of the ship | Shrouds |
The rope ladder built into the shrouds used for climbing the mast | Ratlines |