Latin Nautical Glossary
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Revision as of 19:32, 22 December 2010
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A
acatus: boat
adminiculum: tiller
ancora: anchor
ancorale: sheet anchor
antennae: yard
apertus: (galley) with open sides
aplustre: stern ornament
B
biremis: two-banked galley
C
carina: keel
celoces: swift galleys reckoned among the small craft of a fleet
cercurus: a swift vessel, of no great size, driven by sail and oar, used as a fast merchantman as well as an auxillary in the fleets
ceruchus: lift - a line from the mast truck to the yardarm
clavus: helm, tiller
codicarius: river boatman
constratum: the fighting deck of a galley, the main deck of a merchantman
constratus (see tectus): a galley, protected by decking above and screens along the sides
contus: a pole used for punting or fending off
corvus: a boarding bridge
D
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F
faber navalis: shipwright
forus: deck
G
gerulus: stevedore
gubernaculum: steering oar
gubernator: helmsman
H
I
inhibere: to back water
insigne: a device carved or painted on a ship - in some conjunctions, it can also stand for a flag, often used for signalling
