SHIPTALK: A GLOSSRAY OF SHIPPING AND MARITIME TERMS

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.

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.
FATHOM – Six feet.
FENDER – A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage.
FIGURE EIGHT KNOT – A knot in the form of a figure eight, placed in the end of a line to prevent the line from passing through a grommet or a block.
FLARE – The outward curve of a vessel's sides near the bow. A distress signal.
FLOOD – A incoming current.
FLOORBOARDS – The surface of the cockpit on which the crew stand.