| A | B |
|---|
| deck | floor of the ship |
| forward | toward the front of the ship |
| aft | in the rear of the ship |
| aloft | in the rigging, above the deck |
| amidship | in the middle of the ship |
| astern | behind the ship |
| avast | STOP! |
| Bow | the front end of the ship |
| head | ship's toilet |
| line | sailor's word for rope |
| port | the left side, as you face forward |
| rigging | the ropes which hold the sails in place |
| starboard | the right side, facing forward |
| stern | the back end of the ship |
| sheave | grooved pulley wheel in a block |
| slack away | to pay out rope without loosing control of it |
| spar | any support for a sail or rigging (Masts, etc.) |
| standing part | main section of a line (rope) |
| halyard | line used to pull sails up |
| sheet | line used to trim sails |
| hatch | an opening in the deck through which cargo is loaded |
| haul | pull, as on a line |
| hull | the whole body of a ship |
| mainmast | the vessel's principle mast, usually second from the bow |
| cabin | a space for passengers of rank |
| carry on | Do it! |
| fathom | 6 feet |
| foremast | the first mast in line |
| aye aye | OK! |
| Beam | width of a ship at the widest point |
| bitter end | the very end of a piece of rope |
| block | wood or metal case for the pulley |
