HoD Sailing Jargon Vocab

Yawl

a ship’s small boat

Offing

the more distant part of the sea seen from above the shore

bow

the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat

Aft

hear, toward, or in the stern of a ship

Nautical

relating to or associated with sailors, navigation, or ships

estuary

a party enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater and saltwater mix

Ebb

the reflux of the tide toward the sea

Trireme

an ancient Greek galley with three rows of oars

Legionaries

member of a legion

Skipper

the individual in charge of a boat and its crew

Mizzenmast

the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship

barges

large boats with flat bottoms used to carry goods in harbors, rivers, or canals

sprits

a spar that extends diagonally across a fare-and-aft sail

man-of-war

a powerful vessel armed with a cannon and propelled by sails