(1) Generic name for a large sea-going vessel. (2) To take an object aboard, such as cargo, or water. (3) To put items such as oars on the boat when not in use.

A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern. (2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman. The flag carried by a ship as insignia of her nationality.

A rotating fitting used to keep a line from tangling.

Across the width of a boat. Also Athwartships.

Term used in the days of sail to indicate the starboard of the two anchors carried at the bow of a ship. The anchor on the port side was known as the small bower (although they were the same size).

A light spar set fore and aft on a boat, serving as a spread for the boat cover.

The ratio of clearance volume to the volume swept by the compressing element.

In navigation, the smaller angle at which two position lines on a chart intersect. The fix will be more reliable as the angle approaches 90

Freight on which transportation charges are calculated on the basis of volume measurement.

Short shrouds which give support to the top of a lower mast.

(Free On Board) (...Named Port of Shipment):An International Term of Sale that means the seller fulfills his or her obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear ...

Steel wire, used to support over-the-side sampling apparatus

Go to bed without undressing.

A joint Bureau of the Census' International Trade Administration form used for compiling U.S. exports. It is completed by a shipper and shows the value, weight, destination, etc., of export shipments as well as Schedule B commodity code.

A ring or hoop of metal.

Is a unit of work equal to 33,000 foot pounds per minute, 550 foot pounds per second, or 746 Watts.

A course marked by buoys or ranges measuring one nautical mile. Measured miles are used to calibrate logs.

The whole crew.

Originally a seaman who, not wanting to work, preferred to exist by hanging around ports and harbors and living on the charity of others. Now more generally describing any loafer around the waterfront who prefers not to work.

The outside plating of a vessel.