Tag: Maritime Terms

Backhaul: To haul a shipment back over part of a route which it has already travelled; a marine transportation carrier’s ...

Vast: An order to cease (stop). Veer: To slack off or move off; also said of a change of direction ...

Track: The path of the vessel. Trades: The practically steady winds blowing toward the equator, N.E. in the northern and ...

Stove: Broken in. Stow: To put in place. Stowaway: A person illegally aboard and in hiding. Strake: A continuous planking ...

Sny: A small toggle used on a flag. Sound: To measure the depth of the water with a lead. Also ...

Secure: To make fast; safe; the completion of a drill or exercise on board ship. Seize: To bind with small ...

Quarantine: Restricted or prohibited intercourse due to contagious disease. Quarter: That portion of a vessel's side near the stern. Quartering ...

Pier head jump: Making a ship just as it is about to sail. Pile: A pointed spar driven into the ...

Oakum: Material used for caulking the seams of vessels and made from the loose fibers of old hemp rope. Off ...

Make colors: Hoisting the ensign at 8 a.m. and down at sunset. Make the course good: Steering; keeping the ship ...