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This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water (mostly though not necessarily on the sea). Some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries. The word nautical derives from the Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nautēs…
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nautical terms glossary water terminology found also ship may used listing ships shipping seamanship navigation sailor alphabetical expressions connected mostly
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a reef or sandbar | instance of | which is to strike a submerged feature | 0.80 | text |
| a lake or river | instance of | typically located on open water | 0.80 | text |
| punts or small motor boats. boatsteerer A member of the crew of a 19th-century whaling ship responsible for pulling the forward oar of a whaleboat | instance of | often rowing boats but sometimes craft | 0.80 | text |
| for harpooning whales. boatswain A non-commissioned officer responsible for the sails | instance of | often rowing boats but sometimes craft | 0.80 | text |
| ropes | instance of | often rowing boats but sometimes craft | 0.80 | text |
| rigging | instance of | often rowing boats but sometimes craft | 0.80 | text |
| boats on a ship who issues | instance of | often rowing boats but sometimes craft | 0.80 | text |
| submerged wrecks or divers | instance of | warnings of danger | 0.80 | text |
| or for attaching mooring lines | instance of | warnings of danger | 0.80 | text |
| lobster pots | instance of | warnings of danger | 0.80 | text |
| etc. buoyed up Lifted by a buoy | instance of | warnings of danger | 0.80 | text |
| especially a cable that has been lifted to prevent it from trailing on the bottom. burthen The Builder's Old Measurement | instance of | warnings of danger | 0.80 | text |
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