26 Terms
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General boating
anchor
Boat; General boating
An object designed to prevent or slow the drift of a ship, attached to the ship by a line or chain; typically a metal, hook-like or plough-like object designed to grip the bottom under the body of ...
porthole
Boat; General boating
An opening in a ship's side, esp. a round one for admitting light and air, fitted with thick glass and, often, a hinged metal cover, a window
gangway
Boat; General boating
An opening in the bulwark of the ship to allow passengers to board or leave the ship.
loose cannon
Boat; General boating
An irresponsible and reckless individual whose behavior (either intended or unintended) endangers the group he or she belongs to. A loose cannon, weighing thousands of pounds, would crush anything ...
loggerhead
Boat; General boating
An iron ball attached to a long handle, used for driving caulking into seams and (occasionally) in a fight. Hence: 'at loggerheads'.
hawsepiper
Boat; General boating
An informal term for a merchant ship’s officer who began their career as an unlicensed merchant seaman, and so did not attend a traditional maritime academy to earn their officer's licence (also see ...
