nautical terms
11Cleat (nautical) — A line tied to a cleat on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then hitches around the left horn …
12Consort (nautical) — Consort is a nautical term for unpowered Great Lakes vessels, usually a fully loaded schooner barge or steamer barge, towed by a larger steamer that would often tow more than one barge. The consort system was used in the Great Lakes from the… …
13Dutch linguistic influence on naval terms — History of the Netherlands This article is part of a series Early History …
14Capstan (nautical) — A portion of a model depicting a manual capstan in use. The sailors would coordinate the rhythm of their movements by singing a particular type of sea shanty as they walked around the capstan. A capstan is a vertical axled rotating machine… …
15Sound (nautical) — In nautical terms, the word Sound is used to describe the process of determining the depth of water in a tank or under a ship. Tanks are sounded to determine if they are full (for cargo tanks) or empty (to determine if a ship has been holed) and… …
16The Nautical Almanac — This article is about the British official publications generically known by the name of The Nautical Almanac. For other uses including other nautical almanacs, see Nautical almanac (disambiguation). The Nautical Almanac has been the familiar… …
17Captain (nautical) — Infobox shipping job name = Captain othernames = Master Mariner, Ship s Master or Shipmaster photo = photo department = Deck Department s Senior Officer licensed = Yes reports to = epoch = location = duties = In charge aboard ship Maximum power… …
18List of terms used for Germans — There are many alternative ways to describe the people of Germany, though in English the official designated nationality as well as the standard noun is German. (see also demonym). During the early Renaissance, German implied that the person… …
19Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… …
20Bridge (nautical) — For other uses, see Bridge deck (disambiguation). Bridge of the tugboat Leão dos Mares. An open compass platform, which still has the traditional binnacle, now also houses a radar antenna and sits above the enclosed wheel house. The circular… …
