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Sailing by Henry Beard – 2001 – dictionary of funny sailing terms; Computing by Henry Beard – 1999; The Big Green Book of Beginner Books by Dr. Seuss - 1997 (with Quentin Blake, B. Tobey, George Booth, Michael J. Smollin and James Stevenson) A Big Ball of String by Marion Holland – 1993 (35th anniversary edition)
The word nautical derives from the Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nautēs: "sailor", from naus: "ship". Further information on nautical terminology may also be found at Nautical metaphors in English , and additional military terms are listed in the Multiservice tactical brevity code article.
Glossary of nautical terms may refer to: Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) This page was last edited on 21 December 2024 ...
Abaft (preposition): at or toward the stern of a ship, or further back from a location, e.g. "the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast". [1]Aboard: onto or within a ship, or in a group.
For sailing ships, see: List of sailing boat types This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
[6] [7] [8] The blended terms jerry rigging and jerry-rigged are also common. [9] [10] Afro engineering (short for African engineering) [11] or nigger-rigging [12] is a fix that is temporary, done quickly, technically improperly, or without attention to or care for detail. It can also be shoddy, second-rate workmanship, with whatever available ...
head – bathroom or latrine, a nautical term from the days of sailing ships when the designated place to defecate and urinate was forward, at the bow or "head" of the ship. Head Shed – Command post or other headquarters area where senior Marines gather. Headgear – Hats, helmets, caps, etc. HEAT – High-Explosive Anti-Tank, type of tank round.
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