(1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.

Weight of the goods alone without any immediate wrappings, e.g., the weight of the contents of a tin can without the weight of the can.

Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

Change from a run to a reach

Alphabet used by the Navy when making sure that a letter is understood; i.e. "BRAVO OSCAR ALPHA TANGO spells BOAT"

Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ITT and RCA. Being replaced by fax and internet.

The total rate from the point of origin to final destination.

Said of anchor when it is under ship's forefoot, and cable is nearly up and down.

A navigational aid with a light that flashes about once per second.

(1) To adjust the sails for best advantage. (2) Fore and aft balance of a boat. If either the bow or stern is depressed, the vessel is said to be down by the bow or down by the stern. (3) To trim is to adjust. It does not just apply to sheets. You can tri ...

A propeller that can have the pitch of its blade changed to reduce drag when not in use.

(1) A term signifying an inclination of an object from a perpendicular; to turn anything so that it does not stand perpendicularly or square to an object. (2) Those timbers in a ship near the bow or stern which are sharply angled from the keel. (3) The op ...

Stout line or cable fore and aft around the deck of the boat to keep crew from falling overboard.

Said of wind when exactly ahead; and of another vessel when her fore and aft line coincides with observer's line of sight.

When the sheer curves down towards the bow and stern.

To assemble passengers and/or crew.

Nickname for a ship's cooper.

A vessel designed for the transport of people or goods from one place to another on a regular schedule.

A large foresail which extends aft behind the mast.