Sea & Sailing
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- adrift/əˈdɹɪft/adjective · B2+Floating with no power and no control.
- ahoy/əˈhɔɪ/phrase · B2A shout used at sea to hail another vessel.
- all handsphrase · C1Every member of the crew, called on deck.
- anchor chainnoun · B2The heavy links that hold a boat to its anchor.
- bail/beɪl/noun · B2Money paid so an accused person can stay free until their trial.
- bait/beɪt/noun · B1The food put on a hook to attract a fish.
- barnacle growthnoun · C1The crust of small shellfish that slows a hull.
- beacon/ˈbiːkən/noun · B2A light or mark set up as a signal.
- bearing/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/noun · C1The direction of something, given as an angle.
- becalmedadjective · C2Stopped for lack of any wind.
- berth/bɜːθ/noun · B2+A boat's place at a quay, or a bed aboard.
- bilge/bɪld͡ʒ/noun · C2The lowest inside part of a hull, where water collects.
- boom/buːm/noun · B2A period of fast growth and easy money.
- bow/ˈbəʊ̯/verb · B1To draw a taut length of horsehair across strings.
- breaker/ˈbɹeɪkə/noun · B2A wave that curls over and collapses.
- bridge/bɹɪd͡ʒ/noun · A2The structure that carries a road over a river.
- bulkhead/ˈbʌlk.hɛd/noun · C1A wall dividing a ship into watertight sections.
- buoy/ˈbɔɪ/noun · B2+A floating marker anchored to warn or to guide.
- buoyant/ˈbɔɪ.ənt/adjective · B2+Able to float easily.
- cabin/ˈkæbɪn/noun · B1The inside space of a plane where passengers sit; also a small wooden house.
- capsize/ˈkæpsaɪz/verb · B2+To turn a boat right over.
- captain/ˈkæp.tɪn/noun · A2The player who leads the team and wears the special armband.
- cargo holdnoun · B2The space below deck where freight is carried.
- catch/kæt͡ʃ/verb · A2To grab something flying toward you before it falls.
- chart/t͡ʃɑɹt/noun · B1The published list of what is selling best.
- chop/t͡ʃɒp/verb · A2To cut food into small pieces with quick knife strokes.
- coastguardnoun · B2+The service that watches the coast and organises rescue.
- compass/ˈkʌm.pəs/noun · B1+The small tool whose needle always shows you where north is.
- course/kɔːs/noun · A1A complete series of lessons on one topic.
- crew/kɹuː/noun · B1All the people who work together on a plane or a ship.
- deck/ˈdɛk/noun · B1The flat floor you walk on aboard a ship.
- deckhand/ˈdɛkˌhænd/noun · C1A junior sailor who does the general work.
- displacement/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/noun · C1The weight of water a floating hull pushes aside.
- distress signalnoun · B2The call sent when a vessel needs urgent help.
- draught/dɹɑːft/noun · C2How deep in the water a loaded boat sits.
- dry docknoun · C1A basin drained of water so a hull can be worked on.
- ebb/ɛb/verb · C2To flow back out, as the tide does.
- fathom/ˈfað(ə)m/verb · C1To understand something deep and puzzling.
- figurehead/ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/noun · C1The carved figure once fixed under a ship's bow.
- first matenoun · B2The officer second in command.
- foghornnoun · B2+The deep horn sounded when visibility is bad.
- furl/fɜːl/verb · C2To roll a sail up and tie it.
- galley/ˈɡæli/noun · C1The kitchen of a ship.
- gangway/ˈɡæŋweɪ/noun · B2+The narrow bridge you board a ship by.
- gybe/d͡ʒaɪb/verb · C2To turn a boat's stern through the wind.
- halyard/ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/noun · C2The rope that hauls a sail up.
- harbournoun · B2A sheltered place where boats are safe.
- harpoon/hɑːɹˈpuːn/noun · B2+A spear on a line, thrown at a large sea animal.
- hatch/hæt͡ʃ/verb · B1To break out of an egg.
- haul inphrase · C1To pull a net or a line aboard.
- heading/ˈhɛdɪŋ/noun · B2The direction the bow is actually pointing.
- helm/hɛlm/noun · C1The wheel or tiller used to steer.
- high tidenoun · B1The point when the sea has risen as far as it will.
- hoist/hɔɪst/verb · C1To haul something heavy upward with effort or ropes.
- hull/hʌl/noun · B2The main body of a boat that sits in the water.
- hull cleaningnoun · B2Scraping growth off the underside of a boat.
- jetty/ˈd͡ʒɛti/noun · B2+A small landing stage running out into the water.
- jib/d͡ʒɪb/noun · C2The triangular sail set in front of the mast.
- keel/kiːl/noun · B2+The long fin under a boat that keeps it upright.
- knot/nɒt/noun · B2The hard round mark where a branch once grew.
- landlubber/ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/noun · C2Somebody who is not used to being at sea.
- leeward/ˈliːwəd/adjective · C1On the side away from the wind.
- life jacketnoun · B1The float worn to keep a person's head above water.
- lifeboat/ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/noun · B1+The boat that goes out to rescue people at sea.
- lifebuoynoun · B2+The ring thrown to somebody in the water.
- list/lɪst/verb · A1To lean over to one side and stay there.
- low tidenoun · B1The point when the sea has fallen as far as it will.
- mainsail/ˈmeɪnseɪl/noun · C1The largest sail, set behind the main mast.
- marina/məˈɹinə/noun · B2A harbour built for pleasure boats.
- maroon/məˈɹuːn/verb · C1To leave somebody stranded with no way off.
- mast/mɑːst/noun · B1+The tall pole that carries the sails.
- mermaid/ˈmɜːˌmeɪd/noun · B1A creature of legend, half woman and half fish.
- mooringnoun · C1The place a boat is tied up, and the ropes that hold it.
- mutiny/ˈmju.tə.ni/noun · B2+A revolt by a crew against their officers.
- nautical milenoun · B2The unit of distance used at sea.
- net/nɛt/noun · B1The web of string a ball lands in, or that divides the two sides.
- pier/pɪə/noun · B1+The long platform walking out over the sea on wooden legs.
- piracy/ˈpaɪɹəsi/noun · B2+Robbery carried out at sea.
- port sidenoun · B2The left-hand side of a boat, looking forward.
- porthole/ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/noun · B2+A small round window in the side of a ship.
- quay/kiː/noun · B2+The solid landing place ships tie up against.
- reef/ɹiːf/noun · B1+A ridge of coral or rock just below the sea surface.
- rigging/ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/noun · B2+All the ropes and wires that hold up the masts.
- riptide/ˈɹɪp.taɪd/noun · C1A strong narrow current running out from a beach.
- rudder/ˈɹʌdəː/noun · B2+The blade at the back that turns the boat.
- run aground/ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/phrase · C1To drive a boat onto the bottom and stick.
- salvage/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/verb · C1To rescue what can still be saved from a wreck or failure.
- seasick/ˈsiːsɪk/adjective · B1+Made ill by the movement of a boat.
- seaworthy/ˈsiːwɜːði/adjective · B2+Fit and safe to go to sea.
- sheet/ʃiːt/noun · A2The thin cloth that covers a mattress.
- shipwreck/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/noun · B2+A ship destroyed at sea, and its remains.
- skipper/ˈskɪp.ə/noun · B2The person in charge of a boat.
- slipwaynoun · C1The sloping ramp a boat is launched down.
- smuggler/ˈsmʌɡ.lə(ɹ)/noun · B2+Somebody who moves goods illegally past customs.
- sounding/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/noun · C1A measurement of how deep the water is.
- spinnaker/ˈspɪnəkə/noun · C2The big balloon sail flown when running downwind.
- starboard/ˈstɑː.bəd/noun · B2+The right-hand side of a boat, looking forward.
- stern/stɜːn/adjective · B2Strict and serious, with no softness in the face.
- stowaway/ˈstəʊəˌweɪ/noun · C1A person hiding on a ship or plane to travel without paying.
- surf/sɜːf/noun · B1The line of white water where waves break.
- swell/swɛl/noun · B1The long rolling waves left after a distant storm.
- tack/tæk/noun · B2A short nail with a broad flat head.
- tackle/ˈtækəl/verb · B1To stop an opponent and take the ball from them.
- tiller/ˈtɪlə/noun · C1The long handle that swings the rudder.
- trawl/tɹɔːl/verb · C1To drag a net along behind a boat.
- undertownoun · C1The pull of water back out under a breaking wave.
- windward/ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/adjective · C1On the side the wind is coming from.