| A | B |
| aft | situated near or at the rear part of a ship or boat |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| buoy | a floating object used as a warning or marker |
| helmsman | one who steers or guides a ship |
| mariner | a sailor |
| maritime | having to do with shipping or navigation |
| maroon | to abandon on a deserted island or in an isolated place |
| nautical | having to do with sailors, ships, and navigation |
| port | pertaining to the left-hand side of a ship facing forward |
| shrimper | a person who fishes for shrimp |
| starboard | pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship facing forward |
| circmnavigate | to sail around |
| barnacles | hard-covered shellfish that attach themselves to submerged surfaces, such as the bottom of a ship |
| circulation | movement in a circle |
| murkiness | the state of being muddy or cloudy |