3 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Slush
Boat; General boating
Greasy substance obtained by boiling or scraping the fat from empty salted meat storage barrels, or the floating fat residue after boiling the crew's meal. In the Royal Navy the perquisite of the ...
Bollard
Boat; General boating
From 'bol' or 'bole', the round trunk of a tree. A substantial vertical pillar to which lines may be made fast. Generally on the quayside rather than the ship.
Timoneer
Boat; General boating
From the French timonnier, is a name given, on particular occasions, to the steersman of a ship.
Master
Boat; General boating
Either the commander of commercial vessel, or a senior officer of a naval sailing ship in charge of routine seamanship and navigation but not in command during combat.
Jetsam
Boat; General boating
Debris ejected from a ship that sinks or washes ashore. See also flotsam.
Flotsam
Boat; General boating
Debris or cargo that remains afloat after a shipwreck. See also jetsam.
Beaching
Boat; General boating
Deliberately running a vessel aground, to load and unload (as with landing craft), or sometimes to prevent a damaged vessel sinking.
