55 Terms
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laker
Boat; General boating
Great Lakes slang for a vessel who spends all its time on the 5 Great Lakes.
self-unloader
Boat; General boating
Great Lakes slang term for a vessel with a conveyor or some other method of unloading the cargo without shoreside equipment.
oreboat
Boat; General boating
Great Lakes term for a vessel primarily used in the transport of iron ore.
slush
Boat; General boating
Greasy substance obtained by boiling or scraping the fat from empty salted meat storage barrels, or the floating fat residue after boiling the crew's meal. In the Royal Navy the perquisite of the ...
bollard
Boat; General boating
From 'bol' or 'bole', the round trunk of a tree. A substantial vertical pillar to which lines may be made fast. Generally on the quayside rather than the ship.
timoneer
Boat; General boating
From the French timonnier, is a name given, on particular occasions, to the steersman of a ship.