Closing small leaks in a vessel's underwater body by drawing a sail, filled with oakum, underneath her.

To lie at anchor; to ride out; to safely weather a storm whether at anchor or underway.

General term used to denote all activities connected with the catching of fish by any means.

(1) Small boat for one or two rowers. (2) Small fishing vessel with foresail, boom mainsail, and mizzen trysail.

Words incorporated when signing under duress and not concurring entirely with import of document signed, and after stating grounds of non-concurrence.

Sailor's term for being about to get married, a splice being used to join two ropes together.

A knot formed by taking the strands of the end of a line and tucking them over and under each other to prevent them from unraveling.

A term indicating that a vessel is holding her own against a contrary current.

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant entropy from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure. (calculated assuming ideal conditions).

To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions.

To stop the running out of a line by taking a turn around a cleat, piling, etc.; to suddenly stop or secure a line. A ship with too much way can be snubbed by letting an anchor go.

Shipments loaded and sealed by shippers and not checked or verified by the carriers.

To trim the sheets in.

A pattern or template. Also a shape of metal or wood over or in which an object may be hammered or pressed to fit.

A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

Nautical Flag meanings can be found here.

A sail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the foot, or a fore-and-aft sail which is set without a boom.

A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass a racing mark.

Pull the sail in by pulling on the sheet.

Confined to an anchorage or haven through being unable to proceed because of stormy weather.