Important Titanic Vocabulary

Vessel: No expense was spared when building this stunning vessel.

• (n) an object used as a container

• (n) n object used for traveling on water

• (n) an aircraft

Expansive: People were thrilled to have such an expansive ship to enjoy. It was bound to make history!

• (adj) very large or wide

• (adj) having free speech

• (adj) friendly and talkative

Unsinkable: Among the many features that made the Titanic such an exciting creation was that it was practically unsinkable.

• (adj) not able to sink

• (adj) able to sink

• (adj) to move down

Watertight: The ship had 16 watertight compartments in the hull of the ship and a double-plated steel bottom. The watertight compartments were designed to shut if water entered them.

• (adj) a plan so good that it can’t be changed

• (adj) to be kept separate from other people

• (adj) not allowing water in or out

Maiden: The Titanic departed Belfast, Ireland on April 10, 1912 for its maiden voyage.

• (n) an unmarried girl or woman

• (n) a horse that has never won a race

• (n) a first attempt or experience

Voyage: The first few days of the voyage were uneventful and the water was calm.

• (n) a passage through air or space

• (n) a course of long travel, often by water

• (n) a journey from one place to another by land

Telegraph: On April 14, radio operators on the ship received many telegraphs alerting them to icebergs and fields of ice nearby.

• (n) a system for sending messages or signals to faraway places

• (v) to send a message

• (v) to give advance/ early notice of something

Lookouts: These warnings were largely ignored, but the lookouts in the crows nest were ordered to watch closely for ice.

• (n) a person watching for something that may happen

• (n) a sandy reef near North Carolina

• (n) a person’s worry or concern

Bridge: They warned the bridge, and Officer Murdoch ordered that the engines be reversed in an effort to stop the ship.

• (n) a structure covering a river, railroad or other obstacle

• (n) the platform of a ship where captains steer the boat

• (n) a dental tool to connect two teeth