Nautical Pet Names

Terms for Nautical Pet Names S to Z

Skysail is a very romantic sounding name probably best suited to a flying horse...if you have one.

Whereas Scuttlebutt is more your run of the mill, rough and tumble sort of name. Great for a puppy or kitten.

Or what about Trim? Or Turtling? Or...oh, read on. Discover them for yourself!!

Terms for Nautical Pet Names S to Z

Scow – A type of dinghy.

Scud – Low clouds that build to showers of rain.

Scuppers – Pipes that drained water from the decks overboard.

Scuttle – A hatch into the ship’s deck.

Scuttlebutt – A barrel holding drinking water.

Ship – Any large seagoing vessel (especially if it carries lifeboats).

Siren – A sound based signal used to gain attention.

Skipper – The captain of a ship.

Skysail – A very high set sail.

Skyscraper – A smaller sail, triangular in shape that could be set above the skysail.

Slop chest – The ship's store of basic items for sale like clothing and tobacco.

Slush – The fat rendered from cooking the crew’s meals. Prized for use as grease on the ship, but sold by the cook if he could get away with it.

Spar – A pole of wood, iron or steel used as a support in the rigging and sails.

Spindrift – The fine spray wipped up from the waves by strong winds.

Spinnaker – A large sail flown in front of the ship when heading downwind.

Splice – A method of joining ropes by unravelling their ends and braiding them together to form a strong, continuous line.

Starboard – The right side of the ship.

Stay – Rigging that runs from the mast to the hull.

Stem – Where the keel extends forward of a ship.

Stern – The back end of a ship.

Surge – Describes the way a ship may roll front through back while moored.

Sway – Describes the way a ship may roll from side to side.

Swigging – Take up the slack on the anchor line.

Taffrail – A railing at the back (stern) of the ship.

Tailshaft – The rod that connects the propeller to the engine.

Thole – A wooden peg that holds an oar in place when rowing, like a rowlock.

Tingle – A temporary patch.

Topmast – The uppermost section of the mast carrying the second row of sails, the topsails.

Topsail – The second sail up a mast.

Transom – The beams fixed across the stern post of a ship.

Trice – To pull something in and tie up with a rope.

Trick – A shift on duty the wheel.

Trim – How the ship’s hull sits in the water.

Tumblehome – A design of ship where the sides of the ship become narrower above the waterline.

Turtling – Describes a small boat that has capsized completely but still afloat with the hull sitting up like a turtle shell.

Vang – A guide rope that keeps a gaff from sagging.

Wake – The water disturbance caused by a ship.

Wales – The strong, thick planks that cover the lower part of the ship's sides.

Watch – A duty shift.

Wells – Where the pumps are kept.

Windage – How much wind resistance a boat has.

Windbound – Describes a situation where winds a blowing in from different directions and stalling the motion of a sailing ship.

Windward – The direction the wind is coming from.

Windlass – A winch with a horizontal axis.

Yard – The horizontal pole or spar from which a square sail is suspended.

Yardarm – The very end of a yard.

Yaw – Where a ship is turning from side to side at the front while still stationary at the back.

Yawl – A small boat or a two masted fore-and-aft sailing boat with the mizenmast stepped aft (behind).

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