Explore the forgotten jargon of old maritime trade with this crossword featuring obsolete shipping terms.
Vanished Nautical Terms of Yesteryear
Explore a crossword featuring obsolete shipping jargons once common in maritime trade and navigation.
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- 1. Small hatch or opening on a ship’s deck
- 2. Drain on a ship's deck for water runoff
- 3. Ship's lookout or a watch officer
- 4. Line indicating the ship’s heading on a compass
- 6. Sail spread under a damaged hull to stop leaks
- 7. Small ship’s boat or two-masted sailing craft
- 8. Stand holding a ship’s compass
- 12. The aft-most sail on a schooner or bark
- 13. Beam projecting from a ship's bow to support the anchor
- 15. Clumsy or inexperienced sailor
- 17. Rope supporting the bowsprit from underneath
- 19. Device used to steer the ship
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- 5. Inward curve of a ship’s sides above the waterline
- 9. Rope controlling a sail’s angle to the wind
- 10. Rope used for hoisting sails or flags
- 11. Early steering mechanism before the ship's wheel
- 14. Upper edge of a ship's side
- 16. Old term for the port side of a ship
- 18. Sailor responsible for operating the steering wheel
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