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Nautical Terminology

Nautical Terminology. Part two Titanic Unit – 7 th Grade. Lifeboat. a boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for rescuing people at sea, escaping from a sinking ship, etc. Poop deck.

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Nautical Terminology

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  1. Nautical Terminology Part two Titanic Unit – 7th Grade

  2. Lifeboat a boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for rescuing people at sea, escaping from a sinking ship, etc.

  3. Poop deck the roof of the cabin on the back part of the ship. It is derived from the French word for stern “la poupe.” A poop deck is basically the stern deck of the ship.

  4. porthole a round, window-like opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for letting in air and light.

  5. Promenade deck an upper covered deck of a passenger ship for the use of the passengers

  6. rudder A flat piece of wood or metal hinged vertically to the rear end of a boat or ship and used to steer it.

  7. stern The rear part of a vessel, opposite the bow

  8. telegraph an apparatus for transmitting and receiving orders between the bridge of a ship and the engine room

  9. propeller a device having a revolving hub with blades, for propelling (moving) an airplane, ship, etc.

  10. prow Another name for the front part or bow of a ship

  11. Quarter deck Part of the upper deck between the mainmast and the stern, used especially by officers of a ship

  12. radar Instrument for determining the distance, direction, speed, etc., of unseen objects by the reflection of radio waves.

  13. hull • The body or frame of a ship

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