LexiTopic: Nautical

The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 256 words that are used in 293 different ways related to Nautical topics in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon. The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to NAUTICAL in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
ABACKABAFT*ABEAM*ABOARDABOVEADMIRALADRIFTAFLOATAFOULAGROUNDAHEADAHOYAIRBOATALOFTALOOFAPORT*APRONARMADAATHWARTAUXILIARYBACKBAILBAILINGBANYANBARGINGBARKBATEAUBATTENBEACHBEAKBEAMBEATBEATENBEFOULBELAYBELAYEDBELLBELLIEDBELLYBELOWBENCHBEND BENDING
BETHEL*BIGHTBILGEBILLBLANKETBLOCKBOARDBOATBOATELBOATLOADBOATMANBOATYARDBOLLARDBOLLARDBOOMBOTTOMBOWMENBRAIDBRIGBROWBULWARKBUNKBUNTBUOYBUOYANTCABINCABLECALMCAMELCANOECANOEDCAPTAINCAPTAINCYCARDCARRYCARRYINGCATBOAT*CHANNELCHANTEYCHANTY*CHART CHOCKCHOPCHOPPY
CHUTECLEANCLEATCLEW*COCKPITCOLORCOMPANIONCOMPANYCONNEDCONNINGCONVOYCRAFTCRIMPCRIMPINGDEADDEADEYEDEADWOODDECKDEEPDEPTHDINKDOCKDOCKEDDOCKYARDDOLPHINDORYDRAFTDRAWDRAWINGDRAWNDRIFTDRIFTWOODDROPDROPPINGDUGOUTEIGHTEXECFAIRFANTAIL FIDDLEFIGHT
FILLFILLABLEFILLEDFLAGFLATFLATFEETFLATFOOTFLEETFLOATFLOODFLOWFLOWEDFLOWINGFOAMFOILFOOTFOUGHTFOULFOULEDFOULSFOUNDFOURFUNNELFURLGAFFGAGEGALLEONGALLEYGAMMON* GANGPLANKGIGGEDGIGGINGGONDOLAGROUNDGROUNDINGGUNPORTGYROHACKHAILHAILED HAILINGHALYARD
HANDHANDEDHANDINGHANDYHANKHARBORHARDHATCHHAULHAULINGHAVENHEADHEADEDHEAVYHEELHEELEDHEELINGHELMHELMEDHOLDHOODHOOKHULLIRONJACKJETTYJOURNALKAYAKKEELKEELEDKETCHKITEKNEEKNOTLABORLAIDLAINLANDLANDEDLANDFALL LANDINGLANELANYARD
LARBOARD*LATEENLAUNCHLAYINGLEACHLEADLEECHLEEWAYLEFTLEVEELIFELINELIGHTLINELIVELYLOGBOOKLOGGEDLOGGINGLONGBOATLUFFLUFFSLUMPYLUNGLYINGMAGAZINEMAINMANNINGMARINAMATEMILLMIZZENMONITORMOORMOORINGMOTORBOATNAUTICALNAVALNAVIGATIONNAVY OARINGOARLOCKOCTANTORLOP*OUTBOARD
Words Related to NAUTICAL in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
On Board rigging, construction, fitmentsOn Shore places, activities, and things relative to boatingOn the Water water conditions and terms relative to boatingSailing and NavigationSailors people on boardVessels and Fleets
On Board
ABAFT*: toward or at the stern: aftABEAM*: off to the side of a ship or plane especially at a right angle to the middle of the ship or plane's lengthABOARD: on, onto, or within a vehicle (such as a car or ship)AHEAD: forward of the bowALOFT: above a ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead; high above; M-W: at, on, or to the masthead or the higher riggingAPORT*: on or toward the left side of a ship ATHWART: thwart = a seat extending athwart a boatAUXILIARY: of a boat: equipped with sails and a supplementary inboard engine (e.g., an auxiliary sloop); also, a sailing boat or ship equipped with a supplementary inboard engineBAIL: a container used to remove water from a boat; or the act of removing waterBAILING: a container used to remove water from a boat; or the act of removing waterBATTEN: a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a batten (as in a sail)BEAK: a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy shipBEAM: the extreme width of a ship at the widest part; also, one of the principal horizontal supporting members of ship; also: boom, sparBEFOUL: to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionBELAY: to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bittBELAYED: to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bittBELL: a stroke of a bell (as on shipboard) to indicate the time; also: the time so indicated; a half hour period of a watch on shipboard indicated by the strokes of a bellBELOW: on or to a lower floor or deck (ordered the crew below)BENCH: a thwart in a boatBIGHT: a bend or loop in a ropeBILGE: the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides; also, the lowest point of a ship's inner hullBILL: nautical: the point of an anchor flukeBLOCK: a pulley in the rigging used to change the direction of pullBOARD: the side of a shipBOATLOAD: a load that fills a boatBOLLARD: a bitt: a post or pair of posts fixed on the deck of a ship for securing linesBOOM: a spar used to extend the foot of a for-and-aft sailBOTTOM: the part of a ship's hull lying below the water; or a boat or ship (“cargo… carried by foreign bottoms”)BROW: a gangplankBULWARK: the side of a ship above the upper deck — used in pluralBUNK: a built-in bed (as on a ship) that is often one of a tier of berthsBUNT: M-W’s 1st def.: the middle part of a square sail, or the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yardCABIN: a private room on a ship or boat; a compartment below deck on a boat used for living accommodationsCHANNEL: one of the flat ledges of heavy plank or metal bolted edgewise to the outside of a ship to increase the spread of the shroudsCHOCK: a heavy metal casting (as on the bow or stern of a ship) with two short horn-shaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers may pass for mooring or towingCHUTE: synonym for spinnaker, a large triangular sail set on a long light pole and used when running before the windCLEAN: free from external hindrances to smooth flow (as of water or air) (a clean airplane, a ship with a clean bottom)CLEAT: a wooden or metal fitting usually with two projecting horns around which a rope may be made fastCLEW*: a lower corner or only the after corner of a sail or a metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail; or verb: to haul (a sail) up or down by ropes through the clewsCOCKPIT: a space or compartment in a [small boat] from which it is steered, piloted, or driven; or a compartment in a sailing warship used as quarters for junior officers and for treatment of the wounded in an engagementCOLOR: colors plural: a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or loweredCOMPANION: a companionway, a ship's stairway from one deck to another; also, a hood covering at the top of a companionwayDEADEYE: a rounded wood block encircled by a rope or an iron band and having holes to receive the lanyard that is used especially to set up shrouds and staysDEADWOOD: solid timbers built in at the extreme bow and stern of a ship when too narrow to permit framingDECK: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartmentsFANTAIL: a counter or after overhang of a ship shaped like a duck's billFIDDLE: a device (such as a slat, rack, or light railing) to keep objects from sliding off a table aboard shipFOOT: the lower edge (as of a sail)FOUL: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOULED: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOULS: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOUND: having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment (the boat comes fully found, ready to go)FUNNEL: a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)FURL: to wrap or roll (something, such as a sail or a flag) close to or around somethingGAFF: the spar on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extendedGALLEY: the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplaneGAMMON* : to fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship by lashings of rope or chain or by a band of iron; the hole through the bulwarks, metal fitting, chain loop, or other rigging through which the bowsprit rendersGANGPLANK: a movable bridge used in boarding or leaving a ship at a pierGUNPORT: an opening (as in a ship's side, a gun turret, a pillbox, or the nose, fuselage, or wing of an airplane) through which a gun can be firedHALYARD: a rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering something (such as sails)HANK: any of a series of rings or clips by which a jib or staysail is attached to a stayHATCH: an opening in the deck of a ship; also, the covering for such an openingHEAD: the bow and adjacent parts of a ship; also, a ship's toiletHEEL: the after end of a ship's keel or the lower end of a mastHOLD: the interior of a ship below decks, especially: the cargo deck of a shipHOOD: a covering for an opening (such as a companion hatch) on a boatHOOK: an anchor: a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottomHULL: the frame or body of a ship or boat exclusive of masts, yards, sails, and riggingJACK: a small national flag flown by a shipJACK: an iron bar at a topgallant masthead to support a royal mast and spread the royal shroudsKEEL: the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom; also: this projectionKITE: a light sail used in a light breeze usually in addition to the regular working sails, especially: a spinnakerKNEE: a piece of timber naturally or artificially bent for use in supporting structures coming together at an angle (such as the deck beams of a ship); a knee brace, a bracing member of a structure that is placed diagonally from one to another of two adjoining principal membersLAID: to proceed to a specified place or position on a ship (lay aloft)LANYARD: a piece of rope or line for fastening something in a ship, especially: one of the pieces passing through deadeyes to extend shrouds or staysLARBOARD*: the left (port) side of a ship or aircraft looking forwardLATEEN: (adj.) being or relating to a rig used especially on the north coast of Africa and characterized by a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast; also (noun): a lateen-rigged ship or a lateen sail; from French (voile) latine, literally, Latin (Mediterranean) sailLAYING: to proceed to a specified place or position on a ship (lay aloft)LEACH: less common spelling of leech: either vertical edge of a square sail or the after edge of a fore-and-aft sailLEAD: a plummet, a plumb line for sounding at seaLEECH: [also leach] either vertical edge of a square sail, or the after edge of a fore-and-aft sailLIFELINE: a line along the outer edge of the deck of a boat or shipLINE: a rope used on shipboardLUFF: the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind; also, the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sailLUFFS: the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind; also, the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sailLUNG: a device enabling individuals abandoning a submarine to rise to the surfaceMAGAZINE: a room in which powder and other explosives are kept in a fort or a ship; also, the contents of a magazine: such as an accumulation of munitions of warMAIN: mainmast or mainsail; also, connected with or located near the mainmast or mainsailMILL: the engine of an automobile or boatMIZZEN: a fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast; also, the mizzenmast; also, of or relating to the mizzenmast OARLOCK: a usually U-shaped device for holding an oar in placeORLOP*: M-W has this only in the phrase orlop deck, the lowest deck in a ship having four or more decksOUTBOARD: outside a ship's bulwarks: in a lateral direction from the hull; situated outboard; also, an outboard motor, a small internal combustion engine with propeller integrally attached for mounting at the stern of a small boat; also, having, using, or limited to the use of an outboard motor
On Shore
APRON: the area along the waterfront edge of a pier or wharfBEACH: a shore of a body of waterBETHEL*: a place of worship for seamenBOATYARD: a yard where boats are built, repaired, and stored and often sold or rentedBOLLARD: a post on a wharf around which to fasten mooring linesBULWARK: a breakwater or seawallCAMEL: a watertight structure used especially to lift submerged shipsDOCK: a place (such as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials; or a usually wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats; also, a slip; a ship's or boat's berth between two piers; also, a usually artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height; also, to haul or guide into or alongside a dockDOCKED: to haul or guide into or alongside a dockDOCKYARD: shipyard or navy yardDOLPHIN: a spar or buoy for mooring boats; also, a cluster of closely driven piles used as a fender for a dock or as a mooring or guide for boatsFLOAT: a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boatsJETTY: a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor; also, a landing wharf; also, a protecting frame of a pierLAND: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDED: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLEVEE: a river landing place: a pierLIGHT: a lighthouse, a beaconMARINA: a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilitiesMOOR: an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors; also, to secure a boat by mooring: to anchorMOORING: a place where or an object to which a vessel can be moored; also, a device (such as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place; also, to secure a boat by mooring: to anchor
On the Water
ABOVE: upriver of (e.g., anchored about 10 miles above the city)ADRIFT: without motive power and without anchor or mooringAFLOAT: borne on or as if on the water; being at sea; adriftAHOY: interjection used in hailing [a “hoy” is a small usually sloop-rigged coasting ship]BACK: of the wind: to shift counterclockwiseBELOW: down river from (moored a mile below town); also, under the surface of the water (thirty fathoms below)BUOY: a float, especially, nautical: a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (such as a shoal) lying under the waterBUOYANT: having buoyancy; capable of floatingCABLE: short for cable length, a maritime unit of length variously reckoned as 100 fathoms, 120 fathoms, or 608 feetCALM: a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of waterCHOP: a stretch of choppy sea; also, a short abrupt motion (as of a wave)CHOPPY: rough with small wavesDEAD: not running or circulating: stagnant (dead water); dead water: slack water, neap tide; the mass of eddying water formed along a ship's sides in her progress through the waterDEEP: nautical: ocean (the briny deep); also, any of the deep portions of a body of water, specifically: a generally long and narrow area in the ocean where the depth exceeds 3000 fathoms (5500 meters) (the aldrich deep in the south pacific); also, nautical: any of the fathom points on a sounding line other than the marksDEPTH: a deep place in a body of waterDRIFT: something (such as driftwood) washed ashoreDRIFT: the flow or the velocity of the current of a river or ocean streamDRIFTWOOD: wood drifted or floated by waterFAIR: favorable to a ship's course: a fair windFLOOD: the flowing in of the tideFLOW: the flood: the flowing in of the tide; also, to rise (the tide ebbs and flows)FLOWED: the flood: the flowing in of the tide; also, to rise (the tide ebbs and flows)FLOWING: the flood: the flowing in of the tide; also, to rise (the tide ebbs and flows)FOAM: (poetic) the seaHARBOR: a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorageHAVEN: a harbor or portHEAVY: of great force: heavy seasLEFT: located on the left when facing downstream (the left bank of a river)LUMPY: characterized by choppy waves (a lumpy sea)
Sailing and Navigation
ABACK: in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface (as of a sail)AFOUL: fouled, tangled; a ship with its sails afoulAGROUND: on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of waterALOOF: sailing into the wind to stay clear of the shore or a hazard; M-W history of the adverb: “from earlier aloof "(on a ship) to windward, toward the direction from which the wind is blowing (hence avoiding the lee shore)," from A- entry 1 + loof, variant of LUFF entry 1”BEACH: to run or drive [a boat] ashoreBEAT: to sail a zigzag course towards the wind, close-hauled on alternate tacksBEATEN: to sail a zigzag course towards the wind, close-hauled on alternate tacksBELAY: nautical: stop, cancel (“belay that last order”)BELLIED: filled out by wind (wind bellying the sails)BELLY: the part of a sail that swells out when filled with windBEND: to fasten: to bend a sail to its yard; also, (noun) nautical: wale, any of a number of strakes usually of extra thick and strong planks in the sides of a wooden ship, Used in PluralBENDING: to fasten: to bend a sail to its yardBLANKET: to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (something, such as a downwind ship)CARD: a compass card: the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass on which are marked the 360° of the circle and 32 equidistant pointsCARRY: to hoist and maintain (a sail) in useCARRYING: to hoist and maintain (a sail) in useCHART: a map, especially one used for navigationCONNED: con, less common spelling of conn: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)CONNING: con, less common spelling of conn: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)DRAFT: the depth of water a ship draws, especially when loadedDRAW: nautical: to require (a specified depth) to float in, or to swell out in a wind (all sails drawing)DRAWING: nautical: to require (a specified depth) to float in, or to swell out in a wind (all sails drawing)DRAWN: nautical: to require (a specified depth) to float in, or to swell out in a wind (all sails drawing)DROP: nautical: to move with a favoring wind or current —usually used with down (We dropped down the harbor.)DROPPING: nautical: to move with a favoring wind or current —usually used with down (We dropped down the harbor.)FIGHT: to manage (a ship) in a battle or stormFILL: to cause to swell or billow (wind filled the sails)FILL: to trim (a sail) to catch the windFILLABLE: to cause to swell or billow (wind filled the sails)FILLABLE: to trim (a sail) to catch the windFILLED: to cause to swell or billow (wind filled the sails)FILLED: to trim (a sail) to catch the windFLAT: of a sail: tautFOOT: of a sailboat: to make speed: moveFOUGHT: to manage (a ship) in a battle or stormFOUL: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOUL: obstructive to navigation (a foul tide)FOULED: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionFOULS: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing; also, to tangle or come into collision with, or to become entangled or come into collisionGAGE: less common spelling of gauge: relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the windGIGGED: to travel in a gig, a long light ship's boat, or a rowboat designed for speed rather than for workGIGGING: to travel in a gig, a long light ship's boat, or a rowboat designed for speed rather than for workGROUND: to run aground, to strike the bottom of a body of waterGROUNDING: to run aground, to strike the bottom of a body of waterGYRO: a gyrocompass or a gyroscope, instruments used in navigation on ships and aircraftHAND: to furl (e.g., to hand the sail)HANDED: to furl (e.g., to hand the sail)HANDING: to furl (e.g., to hand the sail)HANDY: of a ship: easily handledHARD: to the full extent —usually used in nautical directions “steer hard aport”HAUL: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the windHAUL: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the windHAULING: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the windHEAD: to set the course of (to head a ship northward)HEADED: to set the course of (to head a ship northward)HEEL: of a boat or ship: to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves); also, to cause (a boat) to lean to one side; also, a tilt (as of a boat) to one side, and the extent of such a tilt (a heel of six degrees to starboard)HEELED: of a boat or ship: to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves); also, to cause (a boat) to lean to one side; also, a tilt (as of a boat) to one side, and the extent of such a tilt (a heel of six degrees to starboard)HEELING: of a boat or ship: to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves); also, to cause (a boat) to lean to one side; also, a tilt (as of a boat) to one side, and the extent of such a tilt (a heel of six degrees to starboard)HELM: a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering; broadly: the entire apparatus for steering a ship; also, the position of the helm with respect to the amidships position (e.g., turn the helm hard alee); also, to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder: to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm: to steerHELMED: to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder: to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm: to steerIRON: irons plural: M-W does not include (of a sailing vessel) stalled head to wind and unable to come about or tack either wayJOURNAL: a log, the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress; also the full nautical record of a ship's voyageKEEL: of a boat or ship: to heel or lean precariouslyKEELED: of a boat or ship: to heel or lean precariouslyKNOT: a division of the log's line serving to measure a ship's speed; one nautical mile per hour (or one nautical mile —not used technically)LABOR: of a ship: to pitch or roll heavilyLAIN: to remain at anchor or becalmedLAND: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDED: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDFALL: a sighting of land after a voyage or flight; also, the land first sighted on a voyage or flight; also, a reaching of land (as by a traveler, craft, or storm)LANDING: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANDING: to set or put on shore from a ship: disembark; to go ashore from a ship: to disembark; of a ship or boat: to touch at a place on shoreLANE: an ocean route used by or prescribed for shipsLAUNCH: to set (a boat or ship) afloatLEEWAY: off-course lateral movement of a ship when underwayLINE: naval ships arranged in a regular orderLIVELY: responding readily to the helm (a lively boat)LOGBOOK: a log: the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress; also: the full nautical record of a ship's voyageLOGGED: to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time) (to log x sailing or flying hours)LOGGING: to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time) (to log x sailing or flying hours)LUFF: to turn the head of a ship toward the wind; also, to flutter, said of a sail, as on a boat that is heading too close to the windLUFFS: to turn the head of a ship toward the wind; also, to flutter, said of a sail, as on a boat that is heading too close to the windLYING: to remain at anchor or becalmedNAUTICAL: of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or shipsNAVIGATION: the act or practice of navigating, to travel by water; to sail; to sail over, on, or through; to steer or manage (a boat) in sailing OARING: to oar, to progress by or as if by using oars; to propel with or as if with oars: rowOCTANT: an instrument for observing altitudes of a celestial body from a moving ship or aircraft
Sailors
ADMIRAL: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four starsBANYAN: Traditional Royal Navy term for a day or shorter period of restBETHEL*: a place of worship for seamenBOARD: to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus), or to put aboard, or to get into or onto a means of transportation (such as an airplane, bus, ship, etc.), or to put or allow passengers into or onto such a means of transportationBOATMAN: a man who works on, deals in, or operates boatsBOWMEN: a boatman, oarsman, or paddler in the front of a boatBRAID: high-ranking naval officersCAPTAIN: a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship; or a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiralCAPTAINCY: a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship; or a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiralCHANTEY: a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCHANTY*: a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCOMPANY: the officers and crew of a ship (a meeting of the ship's company)CRIMP: to trap into military or sea service, or the person who crimpsCRIMPING: to trap into military or sea serviceEXEC: short for executive officer (the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel)FLAG: an admiral functioning in his office of commandFLATFEET: or plural flatfoots, slang: a sailorFLATFOOT: slang: a sailorGAMMON* : a social visit between sailors of vessels gammoned togetherHACK: restriction to quarters as punishment for naval officers —usually used in the phrase under hackHAIL: to call to a passing ship [done by a hailer]HAILED: to call to a passing ship [done by a hailer]HAILING: to call to a passing ship [done by a hailer]HAND: a member of a ship's crewJACK: often capitalized: sailorLINE: officers of the navy eligible for command at sea distinguished from officers of the staffMANNING: to station members of a ship's crew at (man the capstan)MATE: a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain
Vessels and Fleets
AIRBOAT: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudderARMADA: a fleet of warshipsBARGING: to carry by bargeBARK: a small sailing ship; a sailing ship of three or more masts with the aftmost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged; a craft propelled by sails or oarsBATEAU: any of various small craft, especially: a flat-bottomed boat with raked bow and stern and flaring sidesBOAT: a small vessel for travel on water; also, a ship; also, to place in or bring into a boat, or to go by boatBOATEL: a boat or ship with sleeping accommodations that is used as a hotel (or a waterside hotel equipped with docks to accommodate persons traveling by boat)BRIG: short for brigantine, a 2-masted square-rigged ship; also, a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the U.S. NavyCANOE: a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddlingCANOED: a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddlingCATBOAT*: a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beamCONVOY: a protective escort (as for ships)CRAFT: a boat especially of small size DINK: M-W’s 1st def. of “dink” is as a synonym of “dinghy, “a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat; a small sailboat; a rubber life raft; or a rowboat or sailboat used to carry passengers or cargo on the coasts of India especially in sheltered waters around the peninsula”DORY: a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep V-shaped transomDUGOUT: a boat made by hollowing out a large logEIGHT: an eight-oared racing boat or its crewFLAG: a flagship: the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or subdivision of a fleet and flies the commander's flagFLEET: a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified controlFOIL: a hydrofoil: a motorboat that has metal plates or fins attached by struts fore and aft for lifting the hull clear of the water as speed is attainedFOUR: a four-oared racing shell or its crewGALLEON: a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the SpanishGALLEY: a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century; also: galleass, a large fast galley used especially as a warship by Mediterranean countries in the 16th and 17th centuries and having both sails and oars but usually propelled chiefly by rowing; or a warship of classical antiquity; or a large open boat (such as a gig) formerly used in EnglandGONDOLA: a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice; also, a heavy flat-bottomed boat used on New England rivers and on the Ohio and Mississippi riversKAYAK: a light narrow boat that has both ends tapered to a point, is propelled by a double-bladed paddle, and often has a closed top except for an opening in which the paddler sits with the legs extended straight out in front: a traditional boat that is typically associated with the Indigenous peoples (such as the Aleuts and Inuits) of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, is usually made of a frame of wood or bone covered with animal skin, and is used especially for hunting and transport OR a boat that is based on the traditional kayak and is typically made of plastic or fiberglass and is used especially for recreational purposesKEEL: a ship; in particular a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coalKETCH: a fore-and-aft rigged vessel similar to a yawl but with a larger mizzen sail and with the mizzenmast stepped farther forwardLATEEN: (adj.) being or relating to a rig used especially on the north coast of Africa and characterized by a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast; also (noun): a lateen-rigged ship or a lateen sail; from French (voile) latine, literally, Latin (Mediterranean) sailLAUNCH: a large boat that operates from a ship; also, a small motorboat that is open or that has the forepart of the hull coveredLONGBOAT: a large oared boat usually carried by a merchant sailing shipMONITOR: a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving gun turrets (named for the Monitor, first ship of the type); also, a small modern warship with shallow draft for coastal bombardmentMOTORBOAT: a boat propelled usually by an internal combustion engineNAVAL: of or relating to a navyNAVIGATION: ship traffic or commerceNAVY: a group of ships: a fleet OUTBOARD: a boat with an outboard motor
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