general/nautical-terminology

Naval officer assigned to give orders to the helm

Measure of how much weight a ship can carry

Back or aft-most part of a ship or boat

Work shift in a maritime watch system

Width of a ship at its widest point

Polished and varnished wood or metal of a boat

Action where a vessel turns on to its side or is upside down

Method of grounding of a sailing vessel to expose its hull

Wooden beam supporting a ship's anchor

Sailing action

Volume of a ship in units of 100 cubic feet

Distance from the waterline to the upper deck level of a ship

Element protecting the hull of a ship

Upper part of vehicle is visible, hull is not

Depth of a vessel below its waterline

Downwind component of motion of a floating object due to wind

Term for a sailor

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Unit of volume for cargo capacity of a ship

Term for a makeshift repair

Maritime drill to practice for emergency evacuations

Boat which is powered by an engine

Attachment point on a boat deck

Mode of watercraft operation

Pleasure boat resembling a fishing trawler

One of the lines on a sail ship

Performance testing of a ship

Raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship

Ships motions as defined by the six degrees of freedom of motion

Windward position in sailing

State of a vessel free to move through the water

Size of a ship

Turning a boat upside down

Term in sailing

Shock reduction system in nautical tow line

Official responsible for enforcement of port regulations

Testing phase of newly-constructed watercraft

Sailor with steering duties on a ship

Type of sailboat