The Dictionary of English Nautical Language Database: Search Results
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water taxi (n)
Definition:
A small commercial boat employed in carrying passengers to a destination over the water.
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watercourse (n)
Definition:
A canal or waterway.
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watercraft (n)
Definition:
A vessel of any type that can operate on the water.
See Also:
vessel, boat, ship
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waterfront (n)
Definition:
The land area adjacent to the sea, especially in a town or city.
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waterlight (n)
Definition:
An emergency light that is fastened to the lifering or lifejacket for use by a crewman who has gone overboard.
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waterline (n)
Definition:
The plane where a normally laden boat hull lies at the water’s surface.
See Also:
Plimsoll mark
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waterman (n)
Definition:
1) A commercial boat operator. 2) A fisherman (Chesapeake Bay).
See Also:
seaman, mariner
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watermark (n)
Definition:
A discoloration on the shore, rocks or docks that shows the highest point of tide.
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waterside (n)
Definition:
Seaside.
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waterspout (n)
Definition:
A small localized cyclone caused by rising air currents which picks up surface water and draws it aloft.
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watertight (adj)
Definition:
Having the strength and ability to keep out water. Leak proof. Properly caulked and sealed.
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watertight bulkhead (n)
Definition:
A substantial partition usually athwartships to segregate the ship into compartments that can be sealed to prevent the ship from sinking.
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watertight compartment
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watertight compartment (n)
Definition:
A belowdecks section of the ship which can be sealed off from the rest of the ship to preserve buoyancy in case of a breach.
See Also:
watertight bulkhead
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waterway (n)
Definition:
1) A channel that has been improved by dredging or marking to make it safe for navigation 2) A gutter along the edge of the deck that drains at the scuppers.
See Also:
channel
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watts skiff (n)
Definition:
A class of fishing boats built by the Watts brothers boatyard in Collingwood on Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Canada.
See Also:
Collingwood skiff, drontheim
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wave (n)
Definition:
The vertical movement of the surface water of the ocean caused by wind, and affected by currents, weather patterns, tides and the earth’s rotation.
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wax (v)
Definition:
To gradually appear larger, as the moon while it changes phase.
See Also:
wane
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way (n)
Definition:
Movement through the water; as in: “In a following sea, you need to keep way on in order to have good rudder control.”
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way on (n)
Definition:
Having forward movement of a vessel so that there is steering control.
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way
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ways (n)
Definition:
1) The construction floor and launching facility where a ship is built. 2) A marine railway.
See Also:
marine railway
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wear (v)
Definition:
To haul about to an opposite tack by jibing.
See Also:
jibe, wear ship
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wear ship (v)
Definition:
To turn the ship away from the wind in order to change tacks downwind. All of the rigging turns and rubs during the maneuver, causing the gear to wear.
See Also:
jibe
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wearing (v)
Definition:
1) Jibing, or running before the wind. Wearing ship. 2) Showing flags and ensigns.
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weather (n)
Definition:
1) The general environmental conditions of wind, precipitation and temperature. 2) The direction from which the wind is blowing; as in: “A square rigged ship has no hope of sailing to weather.”
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weather (adj)
Definition:
Referring to the side of a vessel or a body of land that lies exposed to the wind.