Titanic Vocabulary II

1. Titanic Vocabulary II

2. What am I doing? • As we look at each word, read the sentence. • After we read the sentence aloud, we will use context clues to guess the word’s definition. • Write down part of the sentence and the chapter number. • Write down the actual definition. • Draw a simple picture to help you remember the definition.

3. knot • From Chapter 1 of A Night to Remember • “Now the watch was almost over, and still there was nothing unusual. Just the night, the stars, the biting cold, the wind that whistled through the rigging as the Titanic raced across the calm, black sea at 22½ knots.”

4. knot • Definition: a measure of nautical speed; about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) per hour

5. maritime • Example sentence: “The Titanic crashed into an iceberg during its maritime voyage across the Atlantic ocean.”

6. maritime • Definition: having to do with the sea

7. master-at-arms • From Chapter 9 of A Night to Remember • “Then he sent an inspector, the master-at-arms and a special detail of stewards to keep the steerage passengers under control.”

8. master-at-arms • Definition: a ship official in charge of security and law enforcement

9. Morse lamp • From Chapter 1 of A Night to Remember • “Lord suggested contacting the new arrival by Morse lamp, and Groves prepared to do this.”

10. Morse lamp • Definition: a blinker lamp for signaling in Morse code

11. port • From Chapter 1 of A Night to Remember • “The berg towered wet and glistening far above the forecastle deck, and both men braced themselves for the crash. Then, miraculously, the bow began to swing to port.”

12. port • Definition: the left-hand side of the ship

13. starboard • From Chapter 3 of A Night to Remember • “Nothing could be seen on either side of the ship, except on the starboard wing of the bridge, where he dimly made out Captain smith and First Officer Murdoch.”

14. starboard • Definition: the right-hand side of the ship

15. steerage • From Chapter 4 of A Night to Remember • “But most of the barriers were not down, and the steerage passengers who sensed danger and aimed for the boats were strictly on their own resources.”

16. steerage • Definition: the least expensive accommodations on a passenger ship, also known as third class

17. stern • From Chapter 1 of A Night to Remember • “Down in boiler room No. 6, Fireman Fred Barrett had been talking to Assistant Second Engineer James Hesketh when the warning bell sounded and the light flashed red above the watertight door leading to the stern.”

18. stern • Definition: the rear portion of the ship

19. stoker • From Chapter 2 of A Night to Remember • “For a few moments, the stokers stood by, aimlessly watching the engineers rig the pumps; then the engine room phoned to send them to the Boat Deck.”

20. stoker • Definition: a crew member who tends a ship’s furnace

21. wireless • From Chapter 2 of A Night to Remember • “In 1912 wireless was still an erratic novelty; range was short, operators were inexperienced, and signals were hard to catch.”

22. wireless • Definition: telegraph machines capable of transmitting on radio waves rather than over wires