* SHIPS * ARK a large boat [n -S] CAT to hoist an anchor to the cathead [v CATTED, CATTING, CATS] FID a square bar used as a support for a topmast [n -S] HOY a heavy barge or scow [n HOYS] JIB to refuse to proceed further [v JIBBED, JIBBING, JIBS] RIG to put in proper condition for use [v RIGGED, RIGGING, RIGS] TYE a chain on a ship [n -S] AHOY used in hailing a ship or person [interj] ALEE toward the side of a vessel sheltered from the wind [adv] BIBB a mast support [n -S] BOAT to travel by boat (watercraft) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BOATABLE [adj] BRIG a two-masted ship [n -S] CONN to direct the steering of a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] CREW to serve aboard a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] DECK to {adorn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DHOW an Arabian sailing vessel [n -S] DOCK to bring into a dock (a wharf) [v -ED, -ING, -S] DORY a flat-bottomed boat [n -RIES] GYBE to shift from side to side while sailing [v GYBED, GYBING, GYBES] HANK to fasten a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S] HELM to steer a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HELMLESS, HELMSMAN HULL to remove the shell from a seed [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HULLER(s) JIBB to shift from side to side while sailing [v -ED, -ING, -S] KEEL to {capsize=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : UNKEELED [adj] KYAK a kayak (an Eskimo canoe) [n -S] : KAIAK KAYAK KYAK, QAJAQ(s) LOTA {lotah=n} [n -S] LUFF to steer a sailing vessel nearer into the wind [v -ED, -ING, -S] MAST to provide with a mast (a long pole on a ship that supports the sails and rigging) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : DEMAST DISMAST MOOR to secure a vessel by means of cables [v -ED, -ING, -S] NAVY a nation's warships [n -VIES] PRAM a flat-bottomed boat [n -S] PRAO {prau=n} [n PRAOS] : PRAHU PRAO PRAU PROA PRAU a swift Malaysian sailing vessel [n -S] : PRAHU PRAO PRAU PROA PROA {prau=n} [n -S] : PRAHU PRAO PRAU PROA PROW {brave=adj} [adj PROWER, PROWEST] / the forward part of a ship [n -S] QUAI {quay=n} [n -S] QUAY a wharf [n QUAYS], QUAYLIKE [adj] : QUAI(s), QUAYAGE(s) QUAYSIDE(s) REEF to reduce the area of a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S] : REEFABLE [adj] RODE a cable attached to the anchor of a small boat [n -S] SAIL to move across the surface of water by the action of wind [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SAILABLE [adj] SCOW to transport by scow (a flat-bottomed boat) [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHIP to transport by ship (a vessel suitable for navigation in deep water) [v SHIPPED, SHIPPING, SHIPS] SKEG a timber that connects the keel and sternpost of a ship [n -S] STAY to continue in a place or condition [v STAYED or STAID, STAYING, STAYS] : STAYER(s) SWAB to clean with a large mop [v SWABBED, SWABBING, SWABS] : SWOB, SWABBER(s) SWOB to {swab=v} [v SWOBBED, SWOBBING, SWOBS] : SWOBBER(s) TRIG {neat=adj} [adj TRIGGER, TRIGGEST] / to make {trig=adj} [v TRIGGED, TRIGGING, TRIGS] VANE a device for showing the direction of the wind [n -S] : VANED [adj] VANG a rope on a ship [n -S] ABEAM at right angles to the keel of a ship [adv] AHULL abandoned and flooded, as a ship [adj] APORT on or toward the left side of a ship [adv] BARCA a double-ended boat [n -S] BARGE to move by barge (a long, large boat) [v BARGED, BARGING, BARGES] BOSUN a boatswain [n -S] BOTEL {boatel=n} [n -S] BRAIL to haul in a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S] BREAM to clean a ship's bottom [v -ED, -ING, -S] CANOE to paddle a canoe (a light, slender boat) [v -NOED, -NOEING, -NOES] : CANOER(s) CANOEIST(s) CANOEABLE CAULK to make the seams of a ship watertight [v -ED, -ING, -S] COBLE a small fishing boat [n -S] DAVIT a hoisting device on a ship [n -S] FERRY to transport by ferry (a type of boat) [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES] FLOTA a fleet of Spanish ships [n -S] FLUYT a type of ship [n -S] GENOA a triangular sail [n -S] GURDY a winch on a fishing boat [n -DIES] HAWSE a part of a ship's bow [n -S] JACKY a {sailor=n} [n JACKIES] KAIAK kayak [n -S] : KAIAK KAYAK KYAK, QAJAQ(s) KAYAK to travel in a kayak (an Eskimo canoe) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : KAIAK KAYAK KYAK, QAJAQ(s) KEDGE to move a vessel with the use of an anchor [v KEDGED, KEDGING, KEDGES] KETCH a sailing vessel [n -ES] LANCH to haul a boat over ice [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LIMEY a British sailor [n -EYS] LINER a commercial ship or airplane [n -S] LORAN a type of navigational system [n -S] LOTAH a small water vessel used in India [n -S] : LOTA(s) MIZEN {mizzen=n} [n -S] : MIZENMAST NAVAL pertaining to ships [adj] : NAVALLY [adv] ORLOP the lowest deck of a ship [n -S] PRAHU {prau=n} [n -S] : PRAHU PRAO PRAU PROA QAJAQ kayak [n -S] : KAIAK KAYAK KYAK QAJAQ RAZEE to make lower by removing the upper deck, as a ship [v -ZEED, -ZEEING, -ZEES] SCEND to rise upward, as a ship on a wave [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHEET to cover with a sheet (a thin, rectangular piece of material) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SHEETER(s) SKIFF a small, open boat [n -S] : SKIFFLESS SLOOP a type of sailing vessel [n -S] SPRIT a ship's spar [n -S] STERN unyielding [adj STERNER, STERNEST] / the rear part of a ship [n -S] STERNED [adj] TEXAS the uppermost structure on a steamboat [n -ES] UMIAC {umiak=n} [n -S] : OOMIAC OOMIACK OOMIAK UMIAC UMIACK UMIAK UMIAQ UMIAK an open Eskimo boat [n -S] : OOMIAC OOMIACK OOMIAK UMIAC UMIACK UMIAK UMIAQ UMIAQ {umiak=n} [n -S] : OOMIAC OOMIACK OOMIAK UMIAC UMIACK UMIAK UMIAQ VIGIA a warning on a navigational chart [n -S] WHARF to moor to a wharf (a docking place for vessels) [v -ED, -ING, -S] XEBEC a Mediterranean sailing vessel [n -S] : XEBEC ZEBEC ZEBECK YACHT to sail in a yacht (a vessel used for pleasure cruising or racing) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : YACHTER(s) ZEBEC {xebec=n} [n -S] : XEBEC ZEBEC ZEBECK ABOARD into, in, or on a ship, train, or airplane [adv] ANCHOR to secure by means of an anchor (a device for holding a floating vessel in place) [v -ED, -ING, -S] ARGOSY a large merchant ship [n -SIES] ARMADA a fleet of warships [n -S] ASTERN at or toward the rear of a ship [adv] AWEIGH hanging just clear of the bottom -- used of an anchor [adj] BARQUE a sailing vessel [n -S] : BARQUETTE, BARQUENTINE BATEAU a flat-bottomed boat [n BATEAUX] : BATTEAU(x) BIREME an ancient galley [n -S] BOATEL a waterside hotel [n -S] BOATER one that {boats=v} [n -S] BUGEYE a small boat [n -S] BULKER a ship that carries cargo in bulk (a mass) [n -S] BULLEY a two-masted fishing boat [n -LEYS] BUMKIN a ship's spar [n -S] CAIQUE a long, narrow rowboat [n -S] CANOER one who canoes [n -S] : CANOEIST CARACK {carrack=n} [n -S] CARVEL {caravel=n} [n -S] : CARAVEL CARAVELLE CARVEL CHINSE to fill the seams in a boat or cabin [v CHINSED, CHINSING, CHINSES] CORVET {corvette=n} [n -S] CROJIK a triangular sail [n -S] CRUISE to sail about touching at several ports [v CRUISED, CRUISING, CRUISES] CURAGH {currach=n} [n -S] : CURAGH CURRACH CURRAGH DEBARK to unload from a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] : DEBARKER(s) DECKER something having a specified number of levels, floors, or layers [n -S] DEMAST to strip masts from [v -ED, -ING, -S] : DISMAST DINGEY {dinghy=n} [n -GEYS] DINGHY a small boat [n -GHIES] DOCKER a dock worker [n -S] DOGGER a fishing vessel [n -S] DROGUE a sea anchor [n -S] DROMON {dromond=n} [n -S] DUGOUT a canoe made by hollowing out a log [n -S] EARING a line on a ship [n -S] FLOTEL floatel (a houseboat used as a hotel) [n -S] GALIOT {galliot=n} [n -S] GALLEY a long, low medieval ship [n -LEYS] GUNTER a type of sail [n -S] HULLER one that {hulls=v} [n -S] INHAUL a line for bringing in a sail [n -S] : INHAULER(s) INNAGE the quantity of goods remaining in a container after shipment [n -S] JETSAM goods cast overboard [n -S] : JETSOM JETSOM {jetsam=n} [n -S] KELSON {keelson=n} [n -S] LASCAR an East Indian sailor [n -S] LATEEN a sailing vessel [n -S] LAVEER to sail against the wind [v -ED, -ING, -S] LEEWAY the lateral drift of a ship [n -WAYS] LUGGER a small sailing vessel [n -S] LUMPER a laborer employed to load and unload ships [n -S] MARINA a docking area for small boats [n -S] MARINE a soldier trained for service at sea and on land [n -S] MIZZEN a type of sail [n -S] : MIZEN, MIZZENMAST OOMIAC {umiak=n} [n -S] : OOMIAC OOMIACK OOMIAK UMIAC UMIACK UMIAK UMIAQ OOMIAK {umiak=n} [n -S] : OOMIAC OOMIACK OOMIAK UMIAC UMIACK UMIAK UMIAQ OUTRIG to equip (a boat) with outriggers (projections having floats) [v -RIGGED, -RIGGING, -RIGS] OUTROW to surpass in rowing [v -ED, -ING, -S] PARREL a sliding loop of rope or chain used on a ship [n -S] PEDALO a paddleboat powered by pedals [n -LOS] PINKEY a ship with a narrow overhanging stern [n -EYS] PURSER an officer in charge of a ship's accounts [n -S] RANDAN a boat rowed by three persons [n -S] RATLIN {ratline=n} [n -S] : RATLIN RATLINE RATTLING REDOCK [v -ED, -ING, -S] REFLAG to give a new registered nationality to (a ship) [v -FLAGGED, -FLAGGING, -FLAGS] RESAIL [v -ED, -ING, -S] RESHIP [v -SHIPPED, -SHIPPING, -SHIPS] RIGGER one that {rigs=v} [n -S] ROBAND a piece of yarn used to fasten a sail [n -S] RODNEY a small fishing boat [n -NEYS] ROWING the sport of racing in light, long, and narrow rowboats [n -S] RUDDER a vertical blade used to direct the course of a vessel [n -S] SAILER a vessel that sails [n -S] SAILOR a member of a ship's crew [n -S] : SAILORLY [adj] SALTIE a deep-sea vessel sailing the Great Lakes [n -S] SAMPAN a flat-bottomed Chinese skiff [n -S] SCHUIT a Dutch sailing vessel [n -S] SEABAG a bag used by a sailor [n -S] SEADOG a {fogbow=n} [n -S] SEAMAN a {sailor=n} [n SEAMEN] : SEAMANLY [adj] SEAMANLIKE SEAMANSHIP SEAWAY the headway made by a ship [n -WAYS] SHORAN a type of navigational system [n -S] STEEVE to stow in the hold of a ship [v STEEVED, STEEVING, STEEVES] STRAKE a line of planking extending along a ship's hull [n -S] : STRAKED [adj] SWABBY {swabbie=n} [n -BIES] TANKER a ship designed to transport liquids [n -S] TORPID a racing boat [n -S] UMIACK {umiak=n} [n -S] : OOMIAC OOMIACK OOMIAK UMIAC UMIACK UMIAK UMIAQ UNDOCK to move away from a dock [v -ED, -ING, -S] UNSHIP to unload from a ship [v -SHIPPED, -SHIPPING, -SHIPS] VESSEL a craft for traveling on water [n -S] : VESSELED [adj] WHERRY to transport in a light rowboat [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES] ZEBECK {xebec=n} [n -S] : XEBEC ZEBEC ZEBECK AIRBOAT a boat used in swampy areas [n -S] BATTEAU {bateau=n} [n -TEAUX] BIDARKA an Eskimo canoe [n -S] : BAIDARKA BIDARKA BIDARKEE BOATFUL as much as a boat can hold [n -S] BOATING the sport of traveling by boat [n -S] BOATMAN one who works on boats [n BOATMEN] : BOATSMAN/MEN BOBSTAY a steadying rope [n -STAYS] BOLLARD a thick post on a ship or wharf [n -S] BOXHAUL to veer a ship around [v -ED, -ING, -S] BUMBOAT a boat used to peddle wares to larger ships [n -S] CAPSIZE to {overturn=v} [v -SIZED, -SIZING, -SIZES] CAPTAIN to lead or command [v -ED, -ING, -S] CARAVEL a small sailing ship [n -S] : CARAVEL CARAVELLE CARVEL CARLINE {carling=n} [n -S] CARLING a beam supporting a ship's deck [n -S] : CARLINE(s) CARRACK a type of merchant ship [n -S] : CARACK(s) CATBOAT a small sailboat [n -S] CATFALL an anchor line [n -S] CATHEAD a beam projecting from a ship's bow [n -S] CHANTEY a sailor's song [n -TEYS] CORACLE a small boat [n -S] CURRACH a {coracle=n} [n -S] : CURAGH CURRACH CURRAGH CURRAGH {currach=n} [n -S] : CURAGH CURRACH CURRAGH COXLESS having no coxswain (the director of the crew of a racing rowboat) [adj] CREWMAN one who serves on a ship [n CREWMEN] CRUISER a boat that cruises [n -S] DAYSAIL to sail a yacht for a day [v -ED, -ING, -S] DEADMAN an anchor for securing a rope in mountain climbing [n DEADMEN] DECKING material for a ship's deck [n -S] DISMAST to remove the mast of [v -ED, -ING, -S] : DEMAST DOCKAGE a charge for the use of a dock [n -S] DORYMAN one that fishes from a dory [n -MEN] DROMOND a large fast-sailing medieval galley [n -S] : DROMON(s) EUPHROE a device used to adjust a shipboard awning [n -S] FELUCCA a swift sailing vessel [n -S] FLOATEL a houseboat used as a hotel [n -S] : FLOTEL(s) FLOTAGE the act of floating [n -S] FLOTSAM floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo [n -S] FLYBOAT a small, fast boat [n -S] FRIGATE a sailing vessel [n -S] FUTTOCK a curved timber in the frame of a wooden ship [n -S] GABBARD a barge [n -S] : GABBART(s) GABBART {gabbard=n} [n -S] GALLEON a large sailing vessel [n -S] GALLIOT a small galley [n -S] : GALIOT(s) GONDOLA a long, narrow boat [n -S] GRAPLIN a {grapnel=n} [n -S] : GRAPLINE(s) GRAPNEL a type of anchor [n -S] : GRAPLIN GUNBOAT an armed vessel [n -S] GUNROOM a room on a British warship [n -S] GUNSHIP an armed helicopter [n -S] GUNWALE the upper edge of a ship's side [n -S] HALYARD a line used to hoist a sail [n -S] : HALLIARD HALYARD HAULYARD HARPING a wooden plank used in shipbuilding [n -S] HAULOUT the action of hauling a boat out of water [n -S] ICEBOAT a vehicle that sails on ice [n -S] / to travel in a vehicle that sails on ice [v -ED -ING -S] : ICEBOATER(s) ICEBOATING(s) INBOARD a type of boat motor [n -S] JETFOIL a jet-powered hydrofoil (a boat with winglike structures for lifting the hull above the water) [n -S] JIBBOOM a ship's spar [n -S] KEELAGE the amount paid to keep a boat in a harbor [n -S] KEELSON a beam in a ship [n -S] : KELSON(s) KILLICK a small anchor [n -S] : KILLOCK KILLOCK {killick=n} [n -S] LANIARD {lanyard=n} [n -S] LANYARD a fastening rope on a ship [n -S] LIGHTER to convey in a type of barge [v -ED, -ING, -S] LOCKAGE a toll on a ship passing through a canal [n -S] LOGBOOK a record book of a ship or aircraft [n -S] LUGSAIL a type of sail [n -S] MAINTOP a platform at the head of a mainmast [n -S] MARINER a {sailor=n} [n -S] MARLINE a rope used on a ship [n -S] : MARLING(s) MARLING {marline=n} [n -S] MATELOT {sailor=n} [n -S] MIDSHIP pertaining to the middle of a ship [adj] MOORAGE the act of mooring [n -S] MOORING a place where a vessel may be moored [n -S] NAVETTE a gem cut in a pointed oval form [n -S] OARLESS having no oars [adj] OARLIKE resembling an oar [adj] OARLOCK a device for holding an oar in place [n -S] OARSMAN a person who rows a boat [n OARSMEN] OOMIACK {umiak=n} [n -S] : OOMIAC OOMIACK OOMIAK UMIAC UMIACK UMIAK UMIAQ OUTHAUL a rope for extending a sail along a spar [n -S] OUTSAIL to sail faster than [v -ED, -ING, -S] OUTSTAY to surpass in staying power [v -ED, -ING, -S] PATAMAR a sailing vessel [n -S] : PATTAMAR(s) PELORUS a navigational instrument [n -ES] PIGBOAT a submarine [n -S] PINNACE a small sailing ship [n -S] PIRAGUA a dugout canoe [n -S] : PIRAGUA PIROGUE PIROQUE PIROGUE {piragua=n} [n -S] : PIRAGUA PIROGUE PIROQUE PIROQUE {piragua=n} [n -S] : PIRAGUA PIROGUE PIROQUE PONTONS [n] PONTOON a flat-bottomed boat [n -S] PRESHIP to ship beforehand [v -SHIPPED, -SHIPPING, -SHIPS] QUAYAGE a charge for the use of a quay [n -S] RATLINE one of the ropes forming the steps of a rope ladder on a ship [n -S] : RATLIN RATLINE RATTLING REGATTA a boat race [n -S] RIBBAND a long, narrow strip used in shipbuilding [n -S] RIGGING the system of lines, chains, and tackle used aboard a ship [n -S] ROUSTER a wharf laborer and deckhand [n -S] ROWBOAT a small boat designed to be rowed [n -S] SAILING the act of one that sails [n -S] SEABOOT a waterproof boot [n -S] SEACOCK a valve in a ship's hull [n -S] SEALIFT to transport (military personnel and equipment) by ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] SEAMARK a landmark serving as a navigational guide to mariners [n -S] SEAPORT a harbor or town accessible to seagoing ships [n -S] SEASICK affected with nausea caused by the motion of a vessel at sea [adj] SHALLOP a small, open boat [n -S] SHEETER one that {sheets=v} [n -S] SHIKARA a light, flat-bottomed boat in Kashmir [n -S] SHIPLAP an overlapping joint used in carpentry [n -S] / [v -LAPPED -LAPPING -LAPS] SHIPMAN a {sailor=n} [n SHIPMEN] SHIPPER one that {ships=v} [n -S] SHIPWAY a canal deep enough to serve ships [n -WAYS] SICKBAY a ship's hospital [n -BAYS] SKIPPER to act as master or captain of [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKYSAIL a type of sail [n -S] SLIPWAY an area sloping toward the water in a shipyard [n -WAYS] SPENCER a {trysail=n} [n -S] SPONSON a projection from the side of a ship [n -S] STAITHE a wharf equipped for transferring coal from railroad cars into ships [n -S] STEAMER to travel by steamship [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEMSON a supporting timber of a ship [n -S] STERNED STERN, the rear part of a ship [adj] SURFMAN one who is skilled in handling a boat in surf [n SURFMEN] SWABBER one that {swabs=v} [n -S] : SWOBBER SWABBIE a {sailor=n} [n -S] : SWABBY SWIFTER a rope on a ship [n -S] SWOBBER {swabber=n} [n -S] TARTANA a Mediterranean sailing vessel [n -S] TOPMAST a mast of a ship [n -S] TOPSAIL a sail of a ship [n -S] TOPSIDE the upper portion of a ship [n -S] TOWBOAT a {tugboat=n} [n -S] TOWPATH a path along a river that is used by animals towing boats [n -S] TOWROPE a rope used in towing [n -S] TRAWLER a boat used for trawling [n -S] TRIREME an ancient Greek or Roman warship [n -S] TRYSAIL a type of sail [n -S] TUGBOAT a boat built for towing [n -S] VEDETTE a small boat used for scouting [n -S] WAISTER a seaman stationed in the middle section of a ship [n -S] WARSHIP a ship armed for combat [n -S] WAYBILL a list of goods relative to a shipment [n -S] YACHTER one who sails a yacht [n -S] : YACTIE(s) YACHTIE a yachter (one who sails a yacht) [n -S] YARDARM either end of a ship's spar [n -S] AMIDSHIP toward the middle of a ship [adv] : AMIDSHIPS ANTISHIP designed for use against ships [adj] AWEATHER toward the windward side of a vessel [adv] BACKWIND to deflect airflow into the back of a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S] BACKSTAY a support for a mast [n -STAYS] BAIDARKA {bidarka=n} [n -S] : BAIDARKA BIDARKA BIDARKEE BAREBOAT a pleasure boat rented without personnel [n -S] BARGEMAN the master or a crew member of a barge [n BARGEMEN] BARRATER {barrator=n} [n -S] : BARRATER BARRATOR BARRETOR BARRATOR one who commits barratry [n -S] : : BARRATER BARRATOR BARRETOR BARRATRY fraud committed by a master or crew of a ship [n -TRIES] : BARRETRY BARRETOR {barrator=n} [n -S] : BARRATER BARRATOR BARRETOR BARRETRY {barratry=n} [n -TRIES] BIDARKEE {bidarka=n} [n -S] : BAIDARKA BIDARKA BIDARKEE BILANDER a small ship [n -S] BOATABLE [adj] BOATHOOK a pole with a metal hook for use aboard a boat [n -S] BOATLIFT to transport by boats [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOATLIKE resembling a boat [adj] BOATLOAD the amount that a boat holds [n -S] BOATNECK a wide neckline [n -S] BOATPORT an enclosure for boats [n -S] BOATSMAN {boatman=n} [n BOATSMEN] BOATYARD a {marina=n} [n -S] BOLTROPE a rope sewn to a sail [n -S] BOWSPRIT a ship's spar [n -S] BULKHEAD an upright partition in a ship [n -S] BUNTLINE a rope used to haul up a sail [n -S] CANALLER a freight boat [n -S] CANOEIST one who canoes [n -S] : CANOER(s) CARINATE shaped like the keel of a ship [adj] CLUBHAUL to put a vessel about [v -ED, -ING, -S] COCKBILL to raise the yardarm on a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] COCKBOAT a small boat [n -S] CORDELLE to tow a boat with a cordelle (a towrope) [v -DELLED, -DELLING, -DELLES] CORVETTE a small, swift warship [n -S] : CORVET(s) COXSWAIN to steer a racing rowboat [v -ED, -ING, -S] CUTWATER the front part of a ship's prow [n -S] DAHABEAH a large passenger boat [n -S] : DAHABEAH DAHABIAH DAHABIEH DAHABIYA DAHABIAH {dahabeah=n} [n -S] : DAHABEAH DAHABIAH DAHABIEH DAHABIYA DAHABIEH {dahabeah=n} [n -S] : DAHABEAH DAHABIAH DAHABIEH DAHABIYA DAHABIYA {dahabeah=n} [n -S] : DAHABEAH DAHABIAH DAHABIEH DAHABIYA DEADWOOD a reinforcement in a ship's keel [n -S] DOCKHAND a {docker=n} [n -S] DOCKLAND the part of a port occupied by docks [n -S] DOCKSIDE the area adjacent to a dock [n -S] DOCKYARD a {shipyard=n} [n -S] DOGWATCH a short period of watch duty on a ship [n -ES] DOWNHAUL a rope for hauling down sails [n -S] FAIRLEAD a device used to hold a ship's rigging in place [n -S] FALTBOAT a collapsible boat resembling a kayak [n -S] : FOLDBOAT(s) FIREBOAT a boat equipped with fire-fighting apparatus [n -S] FIREROOM a room containing a ship's boilers [n -S] FIRESHIP a burning ship sent among the enemy's ships [n -S] FISHBOAT a watercraft used for fishing [n -S] FLAGSHIP a ship bearing the flag of a fleet [n -S] FLATBOAT a flat-bottomed boat [n -S] FLOTILLA a fleet of ships [n -S] FOLDBOAT a {faltboat=n} [n -S] FOOTROPE a rope used in sailing [n -S] FOREBODY the forward part of a ship [n -BODIES] FOREBOOM the boom of a ship's foremast [n -S] FOREDECK the forward part of a ship's deck [n -S] FOREMAST the forward mast of a ship [n -S] FOREPEAK the forward part of a ship's hold [n -S] FORESAIL the lowest sail on a foremast [n -S] FORESTAY a wire or rope used to support a foremast [n -STAYS] FOREYARD the lowest yard on a foremast [n -S] GALLEASS a large war galley [n -ES] : GALLIASS(es) GALLIASS {galleass=n} [n -ES] GANTLINE a rope on a ship [n -S] GARBOARD a plank on a ship's bottom [n -S] GENNAKER a spinnaker sail [n -S] GRAPLINE {graplin=n} [n -S] GUNKHOLE to make a series of short boat trips [v -HOLED, -HOLING, -HOLES] HALLIARD {halyard=n} [n -S] : HALLIARD HALYARD HAULYARD HATCHWAY an opening in the deck of a ship [n -WAYS] HAULYARD {halyard=n} [n -S] : HALLIARD HALYARD HAULYARD HEADSAIL a type of sail [n -S] HEADSTAY a support for a ship's foremast [n -STAYS] HELMLESS lacking a helm (a steering system) [adj] HELMSMAN one that steers a ship [n HELMSMEN] : HELMSMANSHIP HOMEPORT to assign a ship to a port [v -ED, -ING, -S] INHAULER an {inhaul=n} [n -S] IRONCLAD an armored warship [n -S] JACKSTAY a rope on a ship [n -STAYS] JOHNBOAT a narrow square-ended boat [n -S] KEELAGES [n] KEELBOAT a freight boat [n -S] KEELHALE to {keelhaul=v} [v -HALED, -HALING, -HALES] KEELHAUL to rebuke severely [v -ED, -ING, -S] : KEELHALE KEELLESS having no keel (the main structural part of a ship) [adj] LARBOARD the left-hand side of a ship [n -S] LEEBOARD a board attached to a sailing vessel to prevent leeway [n -S] LIFEBOAT a small rescue boat [n -S] LIVEWELL a container of water in a boat for keeping fish alive [n -S] LONGBOAT the largest boat carried by a sailing vessel [n -S] LONGSHIP a medieval ship [n -S] MAINMAST the principal mast of a vessel [n -S] MAINSAIL the principal sail of a vessel [n -S] MAINSTAY a principal support [n -STAYS] MAKEFAST an object to which a boat is tied [n -S] MARITIME pertaining to navigation or commerce on the sea [adj] MASTHEAD to raise to the top of a mast [v -ED, -ING, -S] MASTLESS having no mast [adj] MASTLIKE resembling a mast [adj] MATESHIP the state of being a mate [n -S] MAXIBOAT a large racing yacht [n -S] MIDSHIPS toward the middle of a ship [adv] : AMIDSHIPS MIDWATCH a watch on a ship between midnight and 4 A.M. [n -ES] MONOHULL a vessel with a single hull [n -S] MOONSAIL a light, square sail [n -S] NAUTICAL pertaining to ships [adj] NAVICERT a document permitting a vessel passage through a naval blockade [n -S] NAVIGATE to plan and control the course of [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES] : NAVIGATOR OVERSTAY to stay beyond the limits or duration of [v -ED, -ING, -S] PARASAIL to soar while harnessed to a parachute towed by a car or boat [v -ED, -ING, -S] PATTAMAR {patamar=n} [n -S] PICAROON to act as a pirate [v -ED, -ING, -S] PORTHOLE a small window in a ship's side [n -S] PORTLESS having no place for ships to load or unload [adj] PORTOLAN a book of sailing directions [n -S] PORTSIDE on the left side of a ship facing forward [adv] PRATIQUE clearance given a ship by the health authority of a port [n -S] PROFORMA provided in advance of shipment and showing description and quantity [adj] QUAYSIDE the area adjacent to a quay [n -S] RATTLING {ratline=n} [n -S] : RATLIN RATLINE RATTLING SAILABLE [adj] SAILBOAT a boat that sails [n -S] : SAILBOATER(s) SAILFISH a large marine fish [n -ES] SAILLESS lacking a sail [adj] SAILORLY [adj] SAILPAST the sailing of ships past a place [n -S] SCHOONER a sailing vessel [n -S] SEACRAFT skill in sea navigation [n -S] SEAFARER a {sailor=n} [n -S] SEATRAIN a ship equipped to carry railroad cars [n -S] SHANGHAI to kidnap for service aboard a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHIPLESS lacking a ship [adj] SHIPLOAD as much as a ship can carry [n -S] SHIPMATE a fellow sailor [n -S] SHIPMENT something that is shipped [n -S] SHIPPING the business of one that ships [n -S] SHIPSIDE the area alongside a ship [n -S] SHIPTIME the annual arrival of a supply ship [n -S] SHIPWORM a wormlike mollusk [n -S] SHIPYARD a place where ships are built or repaired [n -S] SHOWBOAT to show off [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SHOWBOATER(s) SNEAKBOX a small boat masked with brush and weeds that is used for wildfowl hunting [n -ES] STARSHIP a spaceship for interstellar travel [n -S] STAYSAIL a type of sail [n -S] STEEVING the angular elevation of a bowsprit from a ship's keel [n -S] STERNSON a reinforcing post of a ship [n -S] STERNWAY the backward movement of a vessel [n -WAYS] STUNSAIL a type of sail [n -S] SURFBOAT a strong rowboat [n -S] TAFFAREL {taffrail=n} [n -S] : TAFFAREL TAFFEREL TAFFRAIL TAFFEREL {taffrail=n} [n -S] : TAFFAREL TAFFEREL TAFFRAIL TAFFRAIL a rail around the stern of a ship [n -S] : TAFFAREL TAFFEREL TAFFRAIL TAGBOARD a material for making shipping tags [n -S] TANKSHIP a {tanker=n} [n -S] TRANSHIP to transfer from one conveyance to another [v -SHIPPED, -SHIPPING, -SHIPS] : TRANSSHIP TRIMARAN a sailing vessel [n -S] UNANCHOR to loosen from an anchor [v -ED, -ING, -S] UNKEELED [adj] UNSTAYED not secured with ropes or wires [adj] WARDROOM a recreation area on a warship [n -S] WATERBUS a large motorboat for carrying passengers [n -BUSES or -BUSSES] WATERMAN a {boatman=n} [n WATERMEN] WATERWAY a navigable body of water [n -WAYS] WHARFAGE the use of a wharf [n -S] WINDSAIL a funnel of sailcloth used to convey air down into the lower parts of a ship [n -S] WINDSURF to sail on a sailboard [v -ED, -ING, -S] WINDWARD the direction from which the wind blows [n -S] WORKBOAT a boat used for commercial purposes [n -S] YACHTING the sport of sailing in yachts [n -S] YACHTMAN a {yachter=n} [n YACHTMEN] AMIDSHIPS ANCHORAGE [n -S] ANCHORESS [n -ES] ANCHORITE [n -S] : ANCHORITIC ANCHORMAN [n ANCHORMEN] : ANCHORMAN/MEN, ANCHORWOMAN/MEN, ANCHORPERSON(s)/PEOPLE BARQUETTE [n -S] BERTHINGS BERTHING, the action of mooring a ship [n] BOATHOUSE [n -S] BOATSWAIN [n -S] : BOSUN CANALBOAT [n -S] CANOEABLE CAPTAINCY [n -CIES] CARAVELLE [n -S] : CARAVEL CARAVELLE CARVEL CARTOPPER a small boat that can be carried on top of a car [n -S] COCAPTAIN [v -ED, -ING, -S] DREAMBOAT [n -S] FERRYBOAT [n -S] FORESHEET [n -S] HOLYSTONE [v -STONED, -STONING, -STONES] HOUSEBOAT [n -S] ICEBOATER [n -S] JOLLYBOAT [n -S] KENTLEDGE permanent ballast on a ship [n -S] LIFESAVER [n -S] LIGHTSHIP [n -S] LONGSHORE [adj] : ALONGSHORE, LONGSHORING(s) MAINSHEET [n -S] MIZENMAST {mizzenmast=n} [n -S] MOTORBOAT [v -ED, -ING, -S] : MOTORBOATER MOTORSHIP [n -S] MULTIHULL [n -S] NAVIGABLE [acj] : NAVIGABLY [adv] NAVIGATOR [n -S] OUTRIGGER [n -S] PARBUCKLE [v -LED, -LING, -S] POWERBOAT [n -S] : POWERBOATER(s) RESHIPPER [n -S] RIVERBOAT [n -S] ROYALMAST [n -S] SAILBOARD [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SAILBOARDER(s) SAILCLOTH [n -S] SAILMAKER [n -S] SAUCEBOAT [n -S] SEAWORTHY [adj -WORTHIER -WORTHIEST] : UNSEAWORTHY, SEAWORTHINESS SHIPBOARD [n -S] SHIPBORNE SHIPOWNER [n -S] SHIPPABLE SHIPSHAPE SHIPWRECK [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPACESHIP [n -S] SPEEDBOAT [n -S] SPINDRIFT [n -S] SPINNAKER [n -S] SPRITSAIL [n -S] STEAMBOAT [n -S] STEAMSHIP [n -S] STONEBOAT [n -S] TRANSSHIP [v -SSHIPPED, -SSHIPPING, -SSHIPS] : TRANSHIP TROOPSHIP [n -S] WHALEBOAT [n -S] VAPORETTO a venetian water taxi [n -S or VAPORETTI] ALONGSHORE [adj] : LONGSHORE ANCHORITIC [adj] : ANCHORITICALLY ANCHORLESS BARKENTINE [n -S] : BARQUENTINE BATTLESHIP [n -S] DOCKMASTER [n -S] DOCKWORKER [n -S] ICEBOATING [n -S] MIDSHIPMAN [n MIDSHIPMEN] MIZZENMAST [n -S] : MIZENMAST NAVIGATION [n -S] PADDLEBOAT [n -S] PICKETBOAT [n -S] SAILBOATER [n -S] SEAMANLIKE SEAMANSHIP [n -S] SHIPFITTER [n -S] SHIPMASTER [n -S] SHIPWRIGHT [n -S] SHOWBOATER one who showboats [n -S] TIMBERHEAD [n -S] WHARFINGER [n -S] WINDJAMMER [n -S] ANCHORWOMAN [n ANCHORWOMEN] : ANCHORMAN/MEN, ANCHORWOMAN/MEN, ANCHORPERSON(s)/PEOPLE ATHWARTSHIP [n -S] BAREBOATING [n -S] BARQUENTINE [n -S] : BARKENTINE BOARDSAILOR [n -S] BOATBUILDER [n -S] CAPTAINSHIP [n -S] HOUSEBOATER [n -S] LONGSHORING [n -S] MARLINSPIKE [n -S] : MARLINESPIKE(s) MINESWEEPER [n -S] : MINESWEEPING(s) MOTORBOATER [n -S] OARSMANSHIP [n -S] PARASAILING [n -S] POWERBOATER [n -S] / POWERBOATING [adj] SAILBOARDER [n -S] / SAILBOARD [adj] SAILBOATING [n -S] SHIPBUILDER [n -S] WHARFMASTER [n -S] UNSEAWORTHY ANCHORPERSON [n -PERSONS or ANCHORPEOPLE] : ANCHORMAN/MEN, ANCHORWOMAN/MEN, ANCHORPERSON(s)/PEOPLE BOARDSAILING [n -S] BOATBUILDING [n -S] CONTAINERISE [v -SED -SES -SING] : CONTAINERIZE CONTAINERIZE [v -ZED -ZES -ZING] : CONTAINERISE FORESTAYSAIL [n -S] HELMSMANSHIP [n -S] LONGSHOREMAN [n LONGSHOREMEN] : LONGSHORE LONGSHORING MARLINESPIKE [n -S] : MARLINSPIKE(s) MINESWEEPING [n -S] : MINESWEEPER(s) MOTORBOATING [n -S] NAVIGABILITY [n -TIES] NAVIGATIONAL [adj] : NAVIGATIONALLY SAILBOARDING [n -S] SHIPBUILDING [n -S] SPEEDBOATING [n -S] TRANSHIPMENT [n -S] WATERMANSHIP [n -S] CONTAINERLESS CONTAINERPORT [n -S] CONTAINERSHIP [n -S] SEAWORTHINESS [n -ES] TRANSSHIPMENT [n -S] CIRCUMNAVIGATE [v -TED -TES -TING] : CIRCUMNAVIGATOR(s) CIRCUMNAVIGATOR [n -S] * List compiled from OWL3 + OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka