leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack

cabotage - navigation in coastal waters

tacking, tack - (nautical) the act of changing tack

employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

steerage, steering - the act of steering a ship

accommodation ladder - (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside

becket - (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

bilge well - (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away

bitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

chip - a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

deadeye - (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed

jack ladder, pilot ladder, Jacob's ladder - (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps

laniard, lanyard - (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships

lead line, sounding line - (nautical) plumb line for determining depth

overhead - (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship

ratlin, ratline - (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft

rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

sea ladder, sea steps - (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard

mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, tack, sheet - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

spun yarn - (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together

stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

sternpost - (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel

fireroom, stokehold, stokehole - (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired

towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope - (nautical) a rope used in towing

capsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water

beam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical

ship's bell, bell - (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

steerageway - (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered

stand out - steer away from shore, of ships

starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders

fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

rigged - fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)

unrigged - stripped of rigging

close to the wind - nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming; "sailing close to the wind"

water travel, seafaring - travel by water

luff - sailing close to the wind

beat - the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

tack - sailing a zigzag course

departure, going, going away, leaving - act of departing

flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"

hang gliding - gliding in a hang glider

parasailing - gliding in a parasail

afloat - borne on the water; floating