Nautical Terms

the doors to the galley/cabin of a sailboat used to close off water from getting in

• hatchboard
• keel
• bow
• stern

a dividing wall or barrier between compartments of a ship

• keel
• stern
• bulkhead
• mast

the rear area of a boat

• stern
• bow
• starboard
• port

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

the front section of a boat

• bow
• stern
• hatchboard
• deck

the vertical pole to support sails 

• tack
• stern
• hull
• mast

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

the main body of a large vehicle, such as a boat

• bilge
• hatchboard
• hull
• keel

the area of a ship's hull where the bottom curves to meet the vertical sides; where dirty water collects

• keel
• bilge
• bulkhead
• foredeck

the top area of a boat where you can walk on

• deck
• porthole
• keel
• stern

the center line of a boat's bottom, on which the rest of the boat is built; the ship's "spine"

• keel
• hatchboard
• galley
• range

the main cabin area of a sailboat

• galley
• deck
• port
• telepathy