Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
Nautical Omens and Sailor Beliefs
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Across
- 1. Action sailors avoid on deck to prevent summoning strong winds
- 2. Unit of depth linked to superstition about ship’s safe passage
- 3. Term for a sailor showing signs of bad luck or distress at sea
- 5. A crustacean believed to bring bad luck if removed at sea
- 6. An inevitable fate feared among superstitious sailors on long journeys
- 10. A curse or spell believed to bring bad luck aboard a ship
- 12. Bird thought to predict land or disaster during voyages
- 13. Creature considered both unlucky and a sign of approaching land
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- 4. Animal kept on ships and tied to luck because it could swim ashore
- 7. Ship’s animal believed to ward off storms and bring good fortune
- 8. Bird considered a good omen by sailors, but killing it brings curse
- 9. Mythical sea creature said to foretell storms or doom sailors
- 11. Part of the ship avoided for bad luck if tapped or touched recklessly
- 14. Measurement and a superstition tool to keep the ship steady
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