SHIPTALK: A GLOSSARY OF SHIPPING AND MARITIME TERMS

DEAD AHEAD – Directly ahead.
DEAD ASTERN – Directly aft.
DECK – A permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part thereof.
DINGHY – A small open boat. A dinghy is often used as a tender for a larger craft.
DISPLACEMENT – The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.

DEAD AHEAD – Directly ahead.
DEAD ASTERN – Directly aft.
DECK – A permanent covering over a compartment, hull or any part thereof.
DINGHY – A small open boat. A dinghy is often used as a tender for a larger craft.
DISPLACEMENT – The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.
DISPLACEMENT HULL – A type of hull that plows through the water, displacing a weight of water equal to its own weight, even when more power is added.
DOCK – A protected water area in which vessels are moored. The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf.
DOLPHIN – A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.
DRAFT – The depth of water a boat draws.