| A | B |
| wireless | a telegraph sent using radio waves from one ship to another |
| bow | the front end of a ship |
| bulkhead | a structure designed to resist the build-up of pressure |
| starboard | the right side of a ship |
| berth | a place to sleep on a ship or a place where a ship lies at anchor in a harbor |
| luxury liner | a large ship used for carrying passengers while providing the comforts of home |
| steward | an employee on a ship who attends to the needs of passengers |
| port | the left side of a ship |
| hull | the outer covering of a ship |
| aft | the rear end of a ship; same as the stern |
| tugboat | a strongly built powerful small boat used for towing or pushing larger ships |
| knot | the measurement of a ship's speed |
| stern | the rear end of a ship; same as the aft |
| steamer | a ship propelled by steam |