The best of its type of fishing boat. Word originates from a time when the crew used to fish from the deck of a vessel. The best fisherman got the highest place on deck, up in the bow, so his line was the highest above the sea.

A term used to describe a chemical process in which heat is released. For example, combustion is an exothermic process because heat is released. A reaction or process that produces heat; a combustion reaction.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or a carrier of LPG.

The act of breaking out the flukes of an anchor if they are caught on some obstruction, preventing it from being normally weighed.

A piece of rope placed so as to confine a spar or another rope. A handle made of rope, in the form of a circle, (as the handle of a chest.) is called a becket.

Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

A certificate authenticated by a recognized port authority, certifying that a ship comes from a place where there is no contagious disease, and that none of her crew was infected with such a disease.

Used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast on a square rigged ship.

(1) To fill a space (room) with water; (2) A rising tide.

Rum diluted with water. In the 1700s the daily ration of rum in the British Navy was diluted with water with the idea of reducing drunkenness. The term groggy was derived from the effects of drinking too much grog.

Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.

A term used to cover all of the anchor gear.

The tallest mast; the forward mast of a yawl or ketch; the mast furthest aft on a schooner

Filtering device used to remove the solid debris from the cooling water.

A small low rail around the deck of a boat. The toe rail may have holes in it to attach lines or blocks and to allow drainage. A larger wall is known as a gunwale.

To fasten a rope securely by taking turns around a cleat or bollard.

A wooden lattice-work covering a hatch or the bottom boards of a boat; similarly designed gratings of metal are frequently found on shipboard.

A paint applied to the boat's bottom below the waterline which contains "poisons", such as copper, to inhibit the growth of marine life such as weeds or barnacles.

On older sailing ships, a heavy piece of curved timber projecting from the bow for the purpose of holding anchors in position for letting go or for securing them after weighing.

An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape. Also called a plow anchor.