ABREAST: Side by side; by the side of.
ADRIFT: Loose, not on moorings or towline.
AFT: Toward the rear (stern) of the boat, to move aft is to move back
AGROUND: Touching or fast to the bottom.
AHEAD: In a forward direction.
ABREAST -Off the side, level with the vessel .
ADRIFT - Loose, not on moorings or towline,vessel without means of propulsion, not under control .
AFT - Toward the stern (rear) of the vessel, behind ...
abreast - Off the side, even with the boat.
admeasure - Formal measurement of a boat for documentation.
admiralty law - The law of the sea.
Abreast:
Alongside of; on the beam.
ABS:
American Bureau of Shipping: A U.S. based private classification, or standards setting society for merchant ships and other marine systems.
abreast
Side by side, normally referring to ships or boats that are aligned like that.
accidental jibe ...
Abreast
Off the side, even with the boat.
Admiralty law
The "law of the sea." ...
abreast: Even with, by the side of, side by side.
admeasure: To measure a vessel for the purpose of documentation.
adrift: Floating free without propulsion; not moored, aground, not fastened to the shore.
abreast - Side by side; Even with; By the side of.
Absence Flag - A rectangular blue flag hoisted below the starboard crosstree to denote that the owner is not on board the yacht. When the owner steps on board the flag is lowered.
A position abreast of, at right angle to, the fore and aft line of the vessel.
aid to navigation
Any fixed object that a navigator may use to find his position, such as permanent land or sea markers, buoys, radio beacons, and lighthouses.
Be sure to stay abreast of new boating laws and requirements. For state boating law information, call Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement: 302-739-9915 or log on to the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife website.
Abeam - At right angles to the the fore and aft line of the boat, or beside, the boat; on the beam; also Abreast.
Close aboard is close to another ship or an obstruction ABREAST alongside of; on the beam ACOUSTIC WIRE same as hydro wire but with electrical conductors built in ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler AFT toward the stern; ...
ABREAST Side by side; over against; opposite to. ACCOMMODATION LADDER Stairs slung at the gangway, leading down the vessel's side to a point near the water, for ship access from small boats. AFT Near the stern; toward the stern.
When one point on a boat is aft of the other, it is said to be abaft about (coming about or going about) Changing a boat's direction by passing the wind across the its bow first above deck On the deck of a boat; compare to aloft abreast ...
with his Henry Grace a Dieu, or Great Harry, both came abreast of their times, but it is worthy of notice that the French then, as well as at a later period, were providing the best models for naval architecture.
ABOVE DECK On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT) ABREAST Side by side; by the side of. ADRIFT Loose, not on moorings or towline. AFT Toward the stern of the boat. AGROUND Touching or fast to the bottom. AHEAD In a forward direction.
ABREAST - Side by side; by the side of.
AFT - Toward the stern of the boat.
AGROUND - Touching or fast to the bottom.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - Artificial objects to supplement natural landmarks indicating safe and unsafe waters.
A single g7e torpedo struck the ship on the starboard side, abreast of the Island.
Abeam - At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat.
Aboard - On or within the boat.
Above Deck - On the deck (not over it - see Aloft)
Abreast - Side by side; by the side of.
Chain-wale or channel - A broad, thick plank that projects horizontally from each of a ship's sides abreast a mast, distinguished as the fore, main, or mizzen channel accordingly, serving to extend the base for the shrouds, ...
 See also: Light, Anchorage, Abaft, Crew, Stern
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