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Boating Dictionary   Browse by Letter A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z    Dictionary Search Submit Boating Term Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition.   b.p. babystay back back a sail back and fill back board back down back foot back hand back splice back strap back-off point backbone backfire backfire flame arrester backhaul backing backing and filling backing down backsplice backstaff backstay backwash backwater backwinded bag limit bag reef baggage allowance bagged cargo baggy baggywrinkle bagpipe bail bailer bailers bait station baitfish baitwell balance balance frame balance point balance reef balance the mizzen balanced helm balcony baldheaded bale bale capacity ballast ballast bonus ballast movement ballast tank ballasted condition balloon jib balloon sail balsa balusters bamboozle bands bank bank full banker bar bar keel bar taut Barber hauler barbette bare poles bare sailing bareboat charter barge barge carrier barge the line barging bark barkadeer barkentine barky barnacle barney post barograph barometer barometric pressure barque barquentine barratry barrel barrel hitch barrier island barrier reef base line baseflow basin bass boat bath brick bathymetry bathyscape bathysphere batten cap batten down batten pocket battle cruiser battle glass battle lantern bay bay boat bayou BBB BC BCD beach beach catamaran beach erosion beachcomber beachstart beacon beakhead beam beam clamp beam ends beam line beam reach beam sea beam trawling beam wind beamy bear a hand bear away bear down bear up bear with land bearing bearing away bearing dial bearings beat to quarters beating beating strap Beaufort Scale becket bed bed plate bedding compound bee bees beetle before the mast before the wind behind the mast reefing belay belaying pin belfry bell book bell bottoms bell buoy belly of a timber belly strap below belowdeck bench reel benchmark bend bend a sail bend on bending rolls bending shackle Bendix log bends beneaped bent shaft paddle bergy bits Bermuda rig Bermudan sloop beset between decks between the devil and the deep between wind and water bevel bevel board bevel gear bias bibb bible bight bigwig bilander bilge bilge block bilge blower bilge discharge pipe bilge injection bilge injection water bilge inlet bilge keel bilge piece bilge plate bilge pump bilge strake bilge water bilge ways bilge well bilgeboards bill bill of lading billet-head Bimini binding binge binnacle binnacle clock binnacle list binoculars bird farm bird’s nest bird’s nest biscuit bitt bitter bitter end bitumastic bivalve black balls black cargo black gang black spot blackfish blackout blackwell hitch blade blade root blade tip blank blanket blast bleed the monkey bleeding blimey blind man’s test blinker signal blister block blockade blooper blow blow over blow-along tub blower blowing up and down blue bird skies blue hole blue Monday blue peter blue water sailing bluejacket bluewater bluewater fishing boat board board and board board foot boarders boarding ladder boarding net boarding wave boardsailing boat boat angle boat boom boat chocks boat deck boat delivery boat fall boat gripe boat hook boat length boat painter boat show boat shower boat speed boat weight dry boat weight storage boat wind boat-eater boathook boathouse boating boating accident boatspeed boatswain boatswain’s pipe boatyard bobber bobstay bobstay cable body body of water body plan body suit bodysurf bog boiler casing boiler room boilers bold shore bollard bolster bolster plate bolt rope boltrope bombay oyster bommies bon voyage bon voyage bone in her teeth bonnet bony booby hatch booking boom boom bra boom cradle boom crutch boom horse boom lift boom rest boom table boom vang boomhead boomkicker boomkin boot stripe boot top booties bore boreas bos’n’s chest boss boss frame boss plate bosu’n bosun’s bag bosun’s chair bosun’s locker both sheets aft bottlescrew bottom boards bottom out bottom plating bottom shape bottomry bound Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 bounding bar bouse bow bow and beam bearings bow ball bow eye bow grace bow line bow man bow ornament bow plate bow pulpit bow rider bow sea bow thruster bow wave bowball Bowditch bower bowline bowline knot bowman bowrider bowsies bowsprit box box hauling boxing off boxing the compass BR brace brace about brace sharp brace the yards bracket brackish braided line brail brake brash brass hat brass monkey weather brass pounder Bravo braze breach breadth break break bulk break bulk ship break out break sheer break the sheer break zone breakbulk vessel breakers breaking strength breakwater breaming breast beam breast cap breast fast breast hooks breast line breast work breath hold diving breathable breech breeches buoy brickfielder bricklayer’s clerk bridge bridge clearance bridge deck bridge hole bridge house bridle brig brigantine brightside brightwork brine bristol fashion broach broaching broad on the beam broad on the bow broad on the quarter broad reach broadseam broadside broken stowage broken-backed brought before the mast brow brow plate Bruce brummel hook buccaneer buckby can bucket bucket bend buckle bucklers bucko bugeye BUI builder’s model building slip bulb keel bulbous bow bulbous forefoot bulk bulk carrier bulk oil carrier bulkhead bulkhead penetrations bull bull nose bull’s eye bull’s eye bulwark bumboat bumping bottom bumpkin bung bung up and bilge free bunk bunker bunkering bunt buntine buntline buntline cloth buntline hitch buoy buoyage buoyancy buoyancy compensator device buoyancy control device buoyancy reserve buoyant force burdened vessel burgee burgoo burst disk burthen burton burton pendant bush bust butt butt end butt joint buttock button by guess and by god by the board by the head by the lee by the run by the wind     Dictionary Search   Word:       Submit Boating Term   Word: Definition:

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