Latin Nautical Glossary

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	== F ==		== F ==
		+	faber navalis: shipwright
		+
		+	forus: deck
	== G ==		== 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
		+
		+	== K ==
		+
		+	== L ==
		+	lenuncularius: bargeman
		+
		+	liburna: liburnian (a light roman galley)
		+
		+	lintrarius: boatman
		+
		+	longa navis: galley (literally a "long ship")
		+
		+	lumen: ship's light
		+
		+	lusoriae: light Roman galleys used on the frontier rivers
		+
		+	== M ==
		+	magister: captain of a merchantman
		+
		+	malus: mast
		+
		+	manus ferrea: grapnel (literally "iron hand")
		+
		+	medicus: (ship's) doctor
		+
		+	milites classici: marines
		+
		+	== N ==
		+	navarchus: squadron commander (in the Roman navy)
		+
		+	naviculuarius: shipowner
		+
		+	== O ==
		+	ora: mooring line
		+
		+	== P ==
		+	palma: oar blade (literally the "palm of the hand")
		+
		+	pes, pedes: sheet, sheets
		+
		+	pix: pitch
		+
		+	pons: gangplank (usually in the form of a ladder)
		+
		+	praefectus classis: admiral (in the Roman navy)
		+
		+	praetoria navis: flagship
		+
		+	propugnaculum: turret
		+
		+	puppis: stern
		+
		+	== Q ==
		+	quadriremis: quadrireme
		+
		+	quinqueremis: quinquereme
		+
		+	== R ==
		+	remex: oarsman
		+
		+	remus: oar
		+
		+	restiones: riggers
		+
		+	rostrum: ram
		+
		+	== S ==
		+	saburra: ballast (literally "sand")
		+
		+	saburrarius: ballast handler (literally "sandman")
		+
		+	scala: landing ladder
		+
		+	scapharius: boatman
		+
		+	sentina: bilge
		+
		+	sentinaculum: a bucket for bailing the bilge
		+
		+	statumina: ribs
		+
		+	stuppator: caulker
		+
		+	supparum: topsail
		+
		+	== T ==
		+	tectus: galley, protected by decking above and screens along the sides
		+
		+	transtrum: thwart, rowers bench
		+
		+	triremis: trireme
		+
		+	turris: turret
		+
		+	== U ==
		+	urinator: diver
		+
		+	== V ==
		+	velum: sail
		+
		+	== W ==
		+
		+	== X ==
		+
		+	== Y ==
		+
		+	== Z ==

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Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I 10 K 11 L 12 M 13 N 14 O 15 P 16 Q 17 R 18 S 19 T 20 U 21 V 22 W 23 X 24 Y 25 Z

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

E

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

K

L

lenuncularius: bargeman

liburna: liburnian (a light roman galley)

lintrarius: boatman

longa navis: galley (literally a "long ship")

lumen: ship's light

lusoriae: light Roman galleys used on the frontier rivers

M

magister: captain of a merchantman

malus: mast

manus ferrea: grapnel (literally "iron hand")

medicus: (ship's) doctor

milites classici: marines

N

navarchus: squadron commander (in the Roman navy)

naviculuarius: shipowner

O

ora: mooring line

P

palma: oar blade (literally the "palm of the hand")

pes, pedes: sheet, sheets

pix: pitch

pons: gangplank (usually in the form of a ladder)

praefectus classis: admiral (in the Roman navy)

praetoria navis: flagship

propugnaculum: turret

puppis: stern

Q

quadriremis: quadrireme

quinqueremis: quinquereme

R

remex: oarsman

remus: oar

restiones: riggers

rostrum: ram

S

saburra: ballast (literally "sand")

saburrarius: ballast handler (literally "sandman")

scala: landing ladder

scapharius: boatman

sentina: bilge

sentinaculum: a bucket for bailing the bilge

statumina: ribs

stuppator: caulker

supparum: topsail

T

tectus: galley, protected by decking above and screens along the sides

transtrum: thwart, rowers bench

triremis: trireme

turris: turret

U

urinator: diver

V

velum: sail

W

X

Y

Z