1) On or in a vessel, as in: “He stowed his gear aboard.” 2) Alongside or near a vessel, as in: “She sailed close aboard.”
Term:
astarboard (pron: starb'd) (adv)
Definition:
In the direction of the right side of the ship when facing forward, as in: "After passing the marker, turn hard astarboard."
See Also:
aport, starboard, steering board
Term:
board (n)
Definition:
1) The side of a ship; as in: “Put that by the board.” (over the side). 2) The stretch navigated by a boat on one tack while beating to weather.
See Also:
leg
Term:
board (v)
Definition:
1) To go onto a ship. 2) To attack or inspect the vessel without the master’s permission; as in: “Heave to! We are going to board you.”
Term:
boarding ladder (n)
Definition:
Temporary steps arranged over the side to assist people to climb on board the vessel.
See Also:
accomodation ladder
Term:
boarding party (n)
Definition:
A group of people organised to go on board a vessel to attack or inspect, usually bearing arms.
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centerboard (n)
Definition:
A heavy retractable fin extending through the bottom of a small sailboat to provide stability, reduce leeway and improve the efficiency of the sail. A movable keel.
See Also:
daggerboard, leeboard, drop keel
Term:
centerboard case (n)
Definition:
A narrow box inside the hull into which the centerboard retracts. The box is high enough to keep water from entering the boat.
See Also:
centerboard trunk
Term:
centerboard trunk (n)
Definition:
A narrow box inside the hull into which the centerboard retracts. The box is high enough to keep water from entering the boat.
See Also:
centerboard case
Term:
close aboard (adv)
Definition:
Describing an object that is nearby one of the sides of the vessel.
Term:
covering board (n)
Definition:
The wider outermost plank of the deck mounted over the tops of the frames and covering the sheer strake of a decked boat.
See Also:
finishing piece, cap
Term:
daggerboard (n)
Definition:
A centerboard in very small sailboats which is emplaced or removed vertically through a well or trunk.
See Also:
centerboard, leeboard
Term:
fender board (n)
Definition:
A board suspended over the side so that the ends are borne on fenders providing a broader area of protection for the hull when docked against pilings.
Term:
free on board (FOB) (adv or adj)
Definition:
Referring to cargo delivered and placed on board the ship without charge, at which point the buyer assumes responsibility. Compare: free alongside ship.
See Also:
free alongside ship (FAS)
Term:
freeboard (n)
Definition:
The vertical distance between the water and the gunwale of a boat; as in: “She doesn’t have enough freeboard for a sea boat.”
See Also:
freeboard deck
Term:
freeboard deck (n)
Definition:
That deck of a ship below which all compartments can be made watertight.
Term:
garboard, garboard strake (n)
Definition:
The first plank next to the keel.
Term:
go by the boards (v)
Definition:
To wash over the side. To be lost overboard. The term carries the sense of the futility of ever hoping to see the item or person again
Term:
hard astarboard (adv)
Definition:
A turn all the way over as far as the helm will allow in the direction of the starboard side of the vessel.
Term:
inboard (adj)
Definition:
1) Describing the inside of a ship. 2) Describing an engine fitted inside the ship with only the end of the shaft and propeller on the outside of the hull.
See Also:
outboard, outdrive
Term:
inboard (adv)
Definition:
Inside of the bulwarks or toward the center of a ship.
Term:
inboard-outboard (n)
Definition:
A powerboat with an inboard engine linked by a transmission to an outdrive rather than a propeller shaft.
See Also:
outdrive
Term:
larboard (n)
Definition:
The port side of a vessel. Archaic and not used anymore, probably because it sounds too much like its opposite, starboard.
See Also:
port, starboard, board
Term:
leeboards (n)
Definition:
Heavy panels that pivot down into the water under the lee side of a light sailboat or sailing canoe and act as a keel or centerboard by improving lateral stability and tracking ability. These are also common in older designs of Dutch canal boats.
