Nautical Terms - Crossword Puzzle

2. one of the middle timbers forming the curved portion of the ship’s frame.

6. plunder or booty; items a pirate has stolen.

8. at or toward the stern of a ship.

11. an upright pole which is fixed in the keel of a sailing ship in order to support the sails.

12. the right-hand side of a ship when facing forward.

13. a pirate flag with skull and cross bones.

15. a fleet of war ships.

16. the nautical measure of speed.

18. the deepest part of a ship’s hull where any leakage and spray collects.

19. the triangular shaped sail at the front of the ship.

20. long, round bits of wood to which sails are bent.

22. the aftermost part of the ship’s hull (the body of the ship between the deck and the keel).

1. a manner of rigging a sail attached to a spar to a short mast

3. a pit for sewage or other waste.

4. an apparatus, rotated manually, used for hoisting weights and heavy sails

5. the bottom of the sea.

7. an opening in the railing or bulwark of a ship, into which a gangplank fits.

9. a platform mounted at the head of a ship’s foremast (the forward lower-mast).

10. a fast naval vessel of the 17th-19th centuries.

12. the bow of the ship.

14. the largest open boat belonging to a sailing vessel, powered by sail or oars.

17. a nonsense word referring to a device one doesn’t know the proper name for.

21. a board or ramp used as a temporary footbridge from a ship to the dock.