pitching, lurch, pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

abandoned ship, derelict - a ship abandoned on the high seas

auxiliary boiler, donkey boiler - (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)

auxiliary engine, donkey engine - (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)

bay - a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"

belaying pin - a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)

bilge pump - a pump to remove bilgewater

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

blockade-runner - a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade

bitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"

H.M.S. Bounty, Bounty - a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat

brig - a penal institution (especially on board a ship)

bulkhead - a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

bulwarks, bulwark - a fence-like structure around a deck

cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area, hold - the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

cargo ship, cargo vessel - a ship design to carry cargo

crow's nest - platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast

davit - a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)

deck - any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel

engine room, engineering - a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located

fin - a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish

flagship - the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag

Flying Dutchman - a spectral ship said to be seen in storms, especially off the Cape of Good Hope

fo'c'sle, forecastle - living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley, galley - the area for food preparation on a ship

gas-turbine ship - a ship powered by a gas turbine

gyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer - a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane

helm - steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

hospital ship - a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime

hulk - a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned

iceboat, icebreaker - a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation

lightship - a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable

log - measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water

lubber's hole - hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds

magnetic mine - (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)

Mayflower - the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620

minelayer - ship equipped for laying marine mines

minesweeper - ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines

nuclear-powered ship - ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

barge - transport by barge on a body of water

railroad - transport by railroad

despatch, dispatch, send off - send away towards a designated goal

forward, send on - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

hire, employ, engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

board, get on - get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

emplane, enplane - board a plane

journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"

lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

reship - place on a ship again or transfer to another ship; "reship the cargo"