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Nautical Terms

 

 

Port                         This Side
Starboard                  That Side
Fore                         Look out for a golf ball
AFT                         I'm not absolutely sure, but I think
                              this term means "Forget It"
Ketch                        A game played with a ball
Sloop                        A sound made when
                              drinking through a straw
Schooner                    A person who schoons
Swab                        Baby talk for slob
Jibe                         Modern Slang
Shipshape                   Something that looks like a ship
Can                          A euphemism for powder room
Powder Room                A place where explosives are kept
Marina                       The name of an Italian woman
Tonnage                      The amount by which you're over  
                               weight
Winch                        A very small girl
Dead Astern                 A useless thing that is behind you
Dead Ahead                  A useless thing that is in front of you
Capsize                       The measurement of a hat
Knots                         Cramps caused by eating the
                               wrong thing
Landlubber                   Someone who lubs the land
Tack                          A person who is less than tacky
Ships' Ladder                Rules for social climbing on a
                                boat
Gangplank                     A plank belonging to a group
                                of close friends
Bilge                           The diminutive of Bill
Bulkhead                      A person who isn't very smart
Cold Front                    An aloof manner
Dock                           A physician on a ship
Grommet                      The sound made by a tree frog
Buoy                           The opposite of guirl
Landfall                        The result of diving off a ship
                                 before it is put in the water
Mooring                        Wandering around the English
                                 countryside
Running Lights                 Lights that have become
                                 hysterical
Sea Cock                       This term is self-explanatory
                                  and requires no definition
Sextant                         The owner of a sea cock
Soundings                       Little noises
Yachtsman                      A man who goes, "Yattaca,
                                  Yattaca," or someone who
                                   talks to much   

Courtesy of Marina Grog & Galley