Line

• tack

  (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation...

• becket

  (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose...

• bitter end

  (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around...

• lanyard

  (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships.

• ratline

  (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder...

• towline

  (nautical) a rope used in towing.

Ladder

• sea ladder

  (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard.

• Jacob's ladder

  (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or...

Also contains

• rudder

  (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern...

• stay

  (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or ...

• lead line

  (nautical) plumb line for determining depth.

• accommodation ladder

  (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access...

• bilge well

  (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away.

• luff

  (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast.

• overhead

  (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship.

• leg

  (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.

• steerageway

  (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered.

• escutcheon

  (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed.

• steering

  The act of steering a ship.

• cabotage

  Navigation in coastal waters.

• chip

  A triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line.

• sternpost

  (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel.

• deadeye

  (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a s...

• capsizing

  (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water.

• stokehold

  (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired.

• tack

  (nautical) the act of changing tack.

• beam-ends

  (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means...

• bell

  (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's...

• spun yarn

  (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely...