Cabin; sleeping compartment.

To braid used with small stuff.

Legendary opportunists who lured vessels onto shoals during nights when there was no moonlight to illuminate the coastline.

Anything that is straightforward and easy.

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the bow of the ship.

Observing with the eye. Applied to a document, means examining and signing as evidence of satisfaction as to its authenticity.

A mobile container-handling crane used to load/unload containers to/from railcars.

To collide with a vessel head on.

Still, seaworthy, able.

Shortening of the old term "boatswain," an unlicensed member of the crew who supervises the work of the deck men under direction of the first mate.

Making a ship just as it is about to sail.

A nautical guy, often a negative connotation.

Ice broken into pieces, and projecting very little above sea level.

Shanties are the work songs that were used on the square-rigged ships of the Age of Sail. Their rhythms coordinated the efforts of many sailors hauling on lines.

Wood boards used to cover the ribs, frames, deck or hull of a wooden vessel.

The piece of board on which a man working aloft is swung.

British standard pipe tapered.

A valve to control the flow of air in a certain direction.

Synonymous for all practical purposes with "Intermodal."

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.