Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)

The word nautical derives from the Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nautēs: "sailor", from naus: "ship".Also ship's magazine.Also simply main.Also man o' war.Also Med moor and Tahitian mooring.Also messdeck.Also midshipAlso mizzen.Also moorings.Also mothership and mother-ship.Also motor vessel.Contents: TopSee also References Also packet boat or packet ship.Also pataje or patax.Also called a slip-hook or Davey hook.Also pinisAlso bosun's call.Also National Load Line.Also head up.Also polacre.Also simply port.Also gybe preventer and jibe preventer.Also prison hulk.Also private man of war.Also prop walk.Contents: TopSee also References Also armings or fights.Also watchkeeping.Also weather gauge or weather-beam.Also windward side or simply windward.Also ship's wheel.Also pilothouse and often synonymous with bridge.Also whitecaps.Often collectively called service.Contents: TopSee also References Variously spelled zebec, xebeck, xebeque, xebecque, zebeck, zebecque, chebec, or shebeck.Contents: Top
Points of sail and approximate apparent wind for a conventional sailboat on starboard tack
Model of a sternpost -mounted pintle-and-gudgeon rudder
Sounding
Overhead diagram of a tacking manoeuvre. The red arrow is the direction of the wind; note how the side of the sail that is filled by the wind changes as the vessel turns its bow.
Example of the preservation of a cable , showing different sections serviced by various techniques, including worming, parcelling and serving
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