sailing

Justyna L. (United States of America)
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  1. hatch
    a movable barrier covering an entrance
  2. aft
    near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
  3. dinghy
    a small boat of shallow draft
  4. companionway
    a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
  5. starboard
    right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow
  6. leeward
    on the side away from the wind
  7. windward side
    the side toward the wind
  8. port
    left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow
  9. stern
    the rear part of a ship
  10. stanchion
    any vertical post or rod used as a support
  11. bow
    front part of a vessel or aircraft
  12. rudder
    a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
  13. tiller
    lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
  14. beam
    a long thick piece of material used in construction
  15. mast
    a vertical spar for supporting sails
  16. jib
    any triangular fore-and-aft sail
  17. jibe
    shift from one side of the ship to the other
  18. spar
    stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
  19. boom
    a horizontal spar or pole used to extend the foot of a sail
  20. rigging
    formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
  21. luff
    (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
  22. leech
    carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worm
  23. batten
    a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
  24. clew
    a ball of yarn or cord or thread
  25. gooseneck
    something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
  26. sloop
    a sailing vessel with a single mast
  27. headsail
    any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
  28. squall
    a loud and harsh cry
  29. onward
    in a forward direction
  30. helm
    steering mechanism for a vessel
  31. helmsman
    the person who steers a ship
Created on Sat Jan 04 22:23:07 EST 2014 (updated Thu Mar 20 21:32:10 EDT 2014)

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