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| abandon ship |
to leave a ship that is in danger of sinking. [1/2 definitions] |
| abeam |
at right angles to a line passing from the front to the back of a ship. |
| aboard |
on or into a ship, plane, train, or the like; on board. [1/2 definitions] |
| aft |
into, near, or toward the rear end of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| aftermost |
nearest the back or stern, as on a ship; farthest aft. |
| ahoy |
a greeting to attract attention or hail a ship. |
| alee |
at or toward that side of a ship which is farthest from the source of wind. |
| amidships |
in or toward the middle of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| anchor |
a heavy device, connected by a cable to a boat or ship, that is dropped to the bottom of a body of water to restrict the vessel's motion. [1/7 definitions] |
| Argo |
(italics) in Greek mythology, the ship used by Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece. |
| at the wheel |
driving or steering a vehicle such as an automobile, ship, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| ballast |
heavy material placed in the hold of a boat or ship to make it more stable. [1/4 definitions] |
| banker2 |
on the Newfoundland banks, a ship or person engaged in fishing for cod. |
| bark3 |
a sailing ship with between three and five masts, all but one of which are square-rigged. |
| barkentine |
a ship with three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast, and fore-and-aft rigged on the others. |
| barnacle |
any of a large group of marine crustaceans that are free-floating as larvae, but attach to submerged or intertidal surfaces such as wharves, rocks, ship bottoms, and the like, and form sharp-edged shells as adults. [1/3 definitions] |
| beam |
the widest part of a ship. [1/8 definitions] |
| beam-ends |
the ends of the crossbeams of a ship. |
| beamy |
broad or wide, as a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| belaying pin |
a short round metal or wooden bar that fits into the rail of a ship, and around which ropes are secured. |
| Ben Nevis |
the name of the ship that landed in Galveston, Texas in 1854 with a congregation of approximately 500 Slavic immigrants who sought freedom from cultural oppression and religious persecution. [1/2 definitions] |
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