Familiar Nautical Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• hawser : large rope for towing or mooring a ship
• burgee : small flag used for id
• ballast : adds weight to a ship for stability
• fluke : part of an anchor that fastens in the ground
• scupper : hole allowing water to drain from ship's deck
• aft : stern of a ship
• bilge : lower point of inner hull
• freeboard : distance between waterline and main deck of a ship
• companionway : stairs from upper deck to lower deck
• port : left side of ship when facing toward the bow
• leeward : side or direction away from the wind
• windlass : winch used to raise a ship's anchor
• bollard : short post on a ship that a line is tied onto
• gunwhale : upper edge of the side of a ship
• helm : ship's steering wheel
• belay : to secure a line by winding on a cleat
• tiller : handle or lever for turning a ship's rudder
• starboard : right side of ship when facing toward the bow
• davit : device for raising and lowering a boat
• lanyard : line for fastening something in a ship
• beam : width of ship
• windward : direction that wind is blowing
• stern : rear of a ship
• bow : front of a ship