Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
Lost Sea Myths and Superstitions
Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
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Across
- 1. Thick mist sailors feared for hiding danger
- 2. Animals sailors believed brought bad luck
- 4. Cloth used to catch the wind on a ship
- 6. Sharp fish thought to ward off evil spirits
- 9. Used to hold a ship steady in the water
- 13. Color of cloth seen as unlucky on board
- 14. Front part of the ship many respected
Down
- 3. Circular jewelry some sailors wore for protection
- 5. Part of the mast that some refused to touch
- 7. Herb some ships carried to avoid bad luck
- 8. Bird believed to carry souls of lost sailors
- 10. Wooden pin used on deck with superstitious meaning
- 11. Bird thought to warn of danger at sea
- 12. Facial hair sailors avoided shaving before a trip
- 15. Tied loop that sailors used carefully for luck
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