Nautical Terminology Part two Titanic Unit – 7 th Grade

 a boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for rescuing people at sea, escaping from a sinking ship, etc. Lifeboat

 the roof of the cabin on the back part of the ship. It is derived from the French word for stern “la poupe.” A poop deck is basically the stern deck of the ship. Poop deck

 a round, window-like opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for letting in air and light. porthole

 an upper covered deck of a passenger ship for the use of the passengers Promenade deck

 A flat piece of wood or metal hinged vertically to the rear end of a boat or ship and used to steer it. rudder

 The rear part of a vessel, opposite the bow stern

 an apparatus for transmitting and receiving orders between the bridge of a ship and the engine room telegraph

 a device having a revolving hub with blades, for propelling (moving) an airplane, ship, etc. propeller

 Another name for the front part or bow of a ship prow

 Part of the upper deck between the mainmast and the stern, used especially by officers of a ship Quarter deck

 Instrument for determining the distance, direction, speed, etc., of unseen objects by the reflection of radio waves. radar

hull  The body or frame of a ship