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Home » SHIPTALK: : DICTIONARY OF SHIP PARTS (4)

SHIPTALK: : DICTIONARY OF SHIP PARTS (4)

by Joshua
August 6, 2012
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GUNWALE         Upper Edge Of The Side Of A Ship
GYBE             To Swing A Sail From One Side To Another
HALYARD         Rope Or Tackle For Hoisting And Lowering Sails
HANK             Series Of Rings Or Clips For Attaching A Jib Or Staysail To A Stay

GUNWALE         Upper Edge Of The Side Of A Ship
GYBE             To Swing A Sail From One Side To Another
HALYARD         Rope Or Tackle For Hoisting And Lowering Sails
HANK             Series Of Rings Or Clips For Attaching A Jib Or Staysail To A Stay
HAWSE         Distance Between Ship's Bow And Its Anchor
HAWSEHOLE         Hole For Ship's Cable
HAWSER         Large Rope For Mooring Or Towing A Ship
HEADSAIL         Sail Set Forward Of The Foremast Of A Ship
HELM             Ship's Steering Wheel
HOLYSTONE         Sandstone Material Used To Scrape Ships' Decks
INBOARD         Inside The Line Of A Ship's Bulwarks Or Hull
JACK             Ship's Flag Flown From Jack-Staff At Bow Of Vessel
JACK-BLOCK         Pulley System For Raising Topgallant Masts
JACK-CROSS-TREE     Single Iron Cross-Tree At Head Of A Topgallant Mast
JACKSTAFF         Short Staff At Ship's Bow From Which The Jack Is Hoisted
JACKSTAY         Iron Or Wooden Bar Running Along Yard Of Ship To Which Sails Fastened
JACKYARD         Spar Used To Spread The Foot Of A Gaff-Topsail
JIB             Small Triangular Sail Extending From The Head Of The Foremast
JIBBOOM         Spar Forming An Extension Of The Bowsprit
JIBE             To Change A Ship's Course To Make The Boom Shift Sides
JURYMAST         Mast Erected On Ship In Place Of One Lost
KEDGE             Small Anchor To Keep A Ship Steady
KEELHAUL         To Punish By Dragging Under Keel Of Ship
KEELSON         Lengthwise Wooden Or Steel Beam In Ship For Bearing Stress
KENTLEDGE         Pig-Iron Used As Ballast In Ship's Hold


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