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Terms for Nautical Pet Names L to R

Our continuing list of nautical and sailing terms to inspire pet names with a nautical theme.

Terms for Nautical Pet Names L to R

Lanyard – A rope for tying off.

Larboard – The old name for the left side of the ship. The term these days is port.

League – A unit for measuring length. A league equals three miles.

List – Describes the hesitation in a roll just before a boat rights itself to roll the other way.

Loggerhead – A tool used for driving caulking into seams, made up of an iron ball attached to a long handle.

Mainbrace – The brace attached to the mainmast.

Mainmast – The tallest mast on the ship.

Mainsheet – A sail control line used to adjust the angle of the boom on the mainsail controlling the trim on the mainsail.

Marina – A dock for small ships and yachts.

Mast – A strong vertical pole on a ship supporting the sails.

Masthead – A type of Crow’s Nest part way up a mast.

Mess – The dining area on the ship.

Mizenmast – The mast next aft (behind) of the mainmast.

Nipper – Short rope used to tie up larger cables.

Oakum – Old ropes, pulled apart and used for caulking the hulls.

Oilskin – Coats or outer wear worn in wet weather.

Overbear – Manoeuvring to block the wind from another ship’s sails.

Overfall – Describes the situation where the waves are overly steep and breaking heavily in wild conditions and/or shallow water.

Ox-Eye – Describes the type of clouds and weather that builds up before a storm.

Parbuckle – A way of tying up an item so it can be safely lifted or hoisted by rope.

Parrel – A loose collar on the mast that holds a yard or gaff in place.

Pilot – The navigator.

Pipe – A whistle used by Boatswains (bosuns) to broadcast information or give commands.

Pitch – A vessel's motion, rotating about the beam axis, so the bow pitches up and down.

Pitchpole – Describes a boat capsizing end over end (as opposed to rolling sideways).

Pontoon – A boat with a flat bottom used as a floating jetty, or a ferry or barge.

Poop deck – A high deck at the rear of a ship.

Pooped – Describes having a huge wave washing over the boat from the rear. Also means being very tired.

Port – The left side of the ship.

Porthole – A window in the side of the ship. Usually round.

Rigging – Describes the networks of masts, ropes and cables on sailing ships.

Rigol – The lip above a porthole.

Roll – Describes the way a ship or boat moves from side to side in the water with the motion of the waves

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