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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.   S.S. sack sacrificial anode safe overhead clearance safe watermark safe working load safety harness safety ladder safety lanyard safety pin sag sagging sail sail before the wind sail beneath sail hawk sail ho sail hook sail locker sail maneuvers sail needle sail plan sail shape sail slide sail slot sail ties sail track sail trim sailboard sailboat sailcloth sailing by the lee sailing directions sailing free sailing ice sailing ice sailing on her own bottom sailing on her own bottom sailing rig sailing time sailing vessel sailmaker sailmaker’s needle sailmaker’s palm sailmaker’s thread sailmaker’s weight sailmaker’s yard sailor sailor’s blessing sailor’s friend sally port sallying salon salopettes salty character salvage SAME sampson post SAMS samson post sand in your ears sandbagger sandbar sands and sends SAR (Search And Rescue) SART sat phone satellite navigation saucer saxboard scale scallywag scantlings scarf scarfed scarph scend sched school schooner schooner barge schooner on the rocks scope scopolmine score scotchman scourge of the seven seas scout scouting scow scrap scraper Screaming Sixties screen bulkhead screw scrim scrimshaw scroll head SCUBA scud scull scullery sculling sculling oar scupper pipe scuppers scurvy scuttle scuttle a ship scuttlebutt sea sea anchor sea artist sea battery sea breeze sea buoy sea buoys sea chest sea dog sea fog sea going sea kayak sea kindly sea lawyer sea legs sea level sea painter sea room sea smoke sea wave seabag seacock seafarer seagoing seam seamaid seaman like seaman’s disgrace seamanship seapeople seaquake searoom SEAS seat locker seawall seaward seaway seaweed seaworthiness warranty seaworthy second deck second greaser secondary port sector sector light secure secure for sea securely fastened securite security seebees seiche seine boat seismic ship seize seizing seizing wire selector switch self bailing self bailing cockpit self bailing cockpit self draining self rescue self tending self-sustaining ship self-tacking selvage semaphore semi-diurnal send sennit sentinel separation zone serve serve the cable serving serving mallet servo set set and drift set iron set sail set the course set up rigging setee settee berth settle severe thunderstorm sewed sewing palm sextant shackle shackle key shaft shaft alley shaft log shake shake a leg shake a reef shake down shake off the bonnet shake out shallop shallow water blackout shanghaied shank shank painter shape shape a course sharp up she shear hulk shear pin shears sheathing sheave sheave hole sheepshank sheer sheer off sheer strake sheet sheet anchor sheet bend sheet home sheet in sheet out sheet winch shelf foot shelf ice shell shell door shell landing shell plating shellback shelter deck shelving shift shift colors shift the helm shifting ship ship ship ahoy ship over ship shank ship’s port agent shipping lane ships time shipshape shipwright shiver shiver me timbers shoal shoaling shock cord shoe shoe the anchor shoe-block shoot ahead shore shore saint and sea devil shoreline short splice short stay shorten sail shorthanded shortie shot shoulder shoulder of mutton sail shove in your oar shove off show a leg shroud cleat shrouds shuttle sick bay side boys side fish side lights side slip side stay side thruster sideslip Sierra sight reduction tables sighting the bottom signal halyard significant wave height sills sing out single handed single sideband single up singlehanded singling up sink sinnet sinus sneeze siren Sirius sister block sister hooks sister ship six water grog six- thread sixteen bells size limit skeg ski boat skiboat skid fin skids skiff skin skipjack skipper skivvies skull and crossbones sky pilot skying skylark skylight skysail skyscrapper slab reefing slabline slack slack cloth slack tide slack water slalom slatch slatting sled sleepers sleeved luff sleigh ride slide sliding gunter sail sliding way slight risk sling slip slip rope slip the cable slippery hitch slipway sloop sloop of war slop chute slot slotted stay slue slush slush fund smack small bower anchor small craft small craft advisory small stuff smart smelling the ground SMG smoothing lines SMW snail snake snake pit snaking SNAME snap hook snatch block snatcher snorkle snorter or snotter snotter snow snub snubber sny snying SO soft eye soft tack SOG solar day SOLAS sole solenoid soles and bowls solo cat son of a gun sonar soogie SOS sound soundings south south cardinal mark southerly winds Southern Cross Southern Ocean space blanket span spanish burton windlass Spanish fox spanker spanking breeze spanner spar spar buoy spar deck spar poles sparks speak spear gun spear of the pump special marine warning Spectra speed speed control device speed made good speed over ground speeding spell spencer spherical buoy spider band spill spill the mizzen spill the wind spilling line spindle spindle buoy spindrift spinnaker spinnaker halyard spinnaker pole spinnaker pole lift spinning a yarn spinning a yarn spiral wood auger spirketing spitfire splash top splice splice connector splice the mainbrace split split paddle sponson spoon spoondrift spooning spray spray hood spray rail sprayskirt spreader spring spring a leak spring a mast spring line spring stay spring the luff spring tide sprint sprit sprit sail yard spume spun yarn spur shoes spurling line spurs spyglass squadron squall squall line square square away square knot square meal square rig square sail square the yards square-rigger squeegee squelch squirt boat SS SS SSB St. Elmo St. Elmo’s fire stabber stability stability sail stabilizer stack staff stag light stall stanch stanchion stanchion cap stand stand by stand in stand off stand on stand on boat stand on vessel standard compass standing part standing rigging standing start star bowlines starboard starboard mark starboard tack starboard the helm starcut start starting dock stateroom station bill stationary front statute mile staunch stave off stay stay a ship stay hole stay peak staysail steady steady as you go steadying sail steamer steaming light steamship steel hull steep seas steer steerage way steering steering compass steering control steering gear steering wheel steeve stem stem the tide stemhead stemhead fitting steming stempost stemson step step pad step the mast stepped stern stern anchor stern board stern drive stern fast stern frame stern light stern line stern pulpit stern rail stern sheets stern stud stern tube sternmost sternpost sternway stevedore stevedore steward stick in the mud stiff stink pot stirrup stock stockless anchor stokehold stools stop stopover stoppage stopper stopper block stopper bolts stopper knot storeroom stores storm storm bound storm jib storm sail storm surge storm trysail storm warning stormbound stove in stow stowaway straight pitch straight shaft strait strake strand strand strap stratocumulous cloud stratus cloud stream anchor stretch off the land stretch out stretch rope stretchers strike strike sounding strike the flag stringer stringer deck strings stroke strokemaster strong breeze strong gale strongback strop strum box struts stuck studding out studdingsails stuff stuffed stuffing box submarine submersible suck the monkey suit of sails summit sump pump sun over foreyard sunbridge super class super structure supercargo supercharge superstructure supporters surf surface drive surface water surfman surge surge ho surge the messenger survey surveyor suspension sustained winds swab swage swallow swallow the anchor swamp swash plate sway sway away sweat sweep sweep boat sweet trade swell wave swells swift swifter swig swim call swim platform swing radius swing ship swinging swinging bridge swinging circle swinging over swinging ship swivel syncrolift synoptic chart syphering syphon     Dictionary Search   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