Nautical Terminology

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Nautical Terminology

• Part two
• Titanic Unit 7th Grade

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Lifeboat

• a boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for
  rescuing people at sea, escaping from
• a sinking ship, etc.

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Poop deck

• the roof of the cabin on the back part of the
  ship. It is derived from the French word for
  stern la poupe. A poop deck is basically the
  stern deck of the ship.

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porthole

• a round, window-like opening with a hinged,
  watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel
  for letting in air and light.

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Promenade deck

• an upper covered deck of a passenger ship for the
  use of the passengers

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rudder

• A flat piece of wood or metal hinged vertically
  to the rear end of a boat or ship and used to
  steer it.

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stern

• The rear part of a vessel, opposite the bow

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telegraph

• an apparatus for transmitting and receiving
  orders between the bridge of a ship and the
  engine room

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propeller

• a device having a revolving hub with blades, for
  propelling (moving) an airplane, ship, etc.

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prow

• Another name for the front part or bow of a ship

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Quarter deck

• Part of the upper deck between the mainmast and
  the stern, used especially by officers of a ship

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radar

• Instrument for determining the distance,
  direction, speed, etc., of unseen objects by the
  reflection of radio waves.

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hull

• The body or frame of a ship