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(historical, nautical) A member of the afterguard on a sailing ship
n
(historical) A period that lasted from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated.
n
(historical) A square foresail on a Roman oared ship.
adj
in the state of sailing
n
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
n
(uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
adj
(US, rowing) Able to row sweep on either port or starboard with equal or near-equal proficiency.
n
A trip made by boat or ship.
n
An outdoor theatre, on the water, where patrons can pilot their boat into an anchorage position, to watch the show. These have become more common with the need for social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(dated, nautical) The person, in a whaleboat, who manned the forward oar and whose task was to harpoon whales
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The progressively narrowing rear end of a bullet or ballistic missile that is designed to reduce drag
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A place where boats are built and repaired.
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(nautical) An early form of maritime contract in which the owner of a ship could borrow money using the ship as collateral.
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A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck.
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(nautical) A motorboat which has enclosed living quarters, especially a privately owned pleasure craft.
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(nautical) a vessel fitted for laying and repairing submarine cables; it has a large roller built over the bows for paying out cable.
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(obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
n
Alternative form of caboose [(obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.]
v
To travel along a canal by boat
n
(rare) One whose vessel capsizes.
n
Someone who helped turn a capstan, or operated a powered capstan.
n
(nautical, historical) Synonym of engine order telegraph
n
(nautical) A French coasting lugger.
n
A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
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(rowing) An electronic device with a digital readout displaying the stroke rate and a voice amplifier allowing the coxswain to give instructions to the crew.
n
(nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.
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(nautical) A ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore.
n
(nautical) A person whose job involves activities (such as mooring) on deck
n
(informal, nautical) deckhand
adj
Knowledgable about working as a deckhand.
n
A boat slip sold like a condominium, so that the owner has exclusive use of the slip and shared use of common areas of the marina.
n
(rowing) The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.
n
a floating pier or dock tied to the shore, which can rise and fall with the water level. Typically used by smaller craft.
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A crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
n
The stewards' mess on a passenger liner.
n
Alternative spelling of icebreaker [A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.]
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(nautical) The shipbuilding technique of enlarging a ship by inserting middle sections to it, extending its length.
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(nautical) Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships.
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(nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
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A ship with a lateen rig.
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(nautical) A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
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Alternative form of lifeboat [(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).]
n
(science fiction) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship.
n
(nautical) Synonym of lightship.
adj
Of a boat: designed or modified to allow people to live on board.
n
(attributive, nautical) A design of hull for a ship.
n
A harbour for small boats.
n
(idiomatic) A ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seas; a ghost ship.
n
The mess on board a ship.
n
A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.
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(sailing) A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.
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(historical) The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water.
adj
(abbreviation, nautical) Nautical.
n
(countable) Anything nautical.
n
(US, nautical) A newly constructed vessel.
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A rower; an oarswoman or oarsman
n
(navigation, nautical) A special type of icebreaker designed to operate not only ahead and astern, but also obliquely with a large angle of attack.
n
(nautical) Optimist (dinghy)
n
A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
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(by extension) A bridge with floating supports.
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(obsolete, nautical) A vessel, often painted red and carrying a red flag, that carried gunpowder to a man of war
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(nautical) The captain of a quadreme
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One who propels a vessel with a quant pole.
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(nautical) A ship that has a quarterdeck; an officer who serves on a quarterdeck
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(nautical) Rafts considered as a group; the use of rafts
n
A boat propelled by three oarsmen.
n
One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
n
a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.
adj
(nautical) Shaped like a rocker; curved.
n
(uncountable) The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.
n
(medicine) Synonym of fat pad sign
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(nautical) A diagram showing the number, possible arrangements, and sizes of the sails for a sailing vessel
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(uncountable) The art of sailing.
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That which sails; a sailboat.
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A person who sails sailing boats as a sport or recreation.
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A subgenre of speculative fiction, focusing on life at sea during the eras of exploration and piracy.
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(rare) Clothing designed to be worn while sailing.
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Of a boat, the characteristic of being sailworthy; suitability for sailing; seaworthiness.
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The space at sea necessary to manoeuvre a ship.
n
(uncountable) Skill in navigating ocean vessels.
adj
Of a freight ship: conforming to the regulations concerning maximum permitted beam, length, and draft allowed to pass through the St. Lawrence Seaway.
n
(archaic) A kind of light boat; a dinghy.
n
Obsolete form of shallop. [(archaic) A kind of light boat; a dinghy.]
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(obsolete) A little ship.
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(diminutive) A small or miniature ship; a boat.
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The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
n
(US navy, slang) USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
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(military) A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
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A ship that sails slowly.
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(nautical) A person who takes soundings.
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A round dock with secured vessels resembling a star.
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Alternative spelling of steamship [A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.]
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A person who sits at the stern or rear of a boat.
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(nautical) Too much weight concentrated in the lower holds of a vessel, resulting in excessive stability.
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(historical) an elevated structure on a ship
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(nautical, slang) A sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship's hold, and thus responsible for the provision of rations and water.
v
To tow along, as a vessel.
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(countable, nautical) Either of a pair of ships of exactly the same design
n
Obsolete form of vessel. [(nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.]
n
(nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
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(obsolete) Armed convoy or escort ship
v
Synonym of walk the plank
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(US, Maine, lumber trade) A boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth.
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(nautical) A fairleader.
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(nautical) A container for storing water on a ship or other watercraft.
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(obsolete) A vessel or boat.
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travelling on a waterway
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A depression in the bottom of a boat or ship, into which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with a scoop.
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(obsolete) A kind of ship.
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(nautical) A member of the crew of a ship of this kind.
adj
Of or relating to yachts.
n
(US, slang) A yard patrol boat.
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