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Nautical Dictionary

Nautical Glossary - Maritime Terminology


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Earing
A small line used to fasten the upper corners of a square sail to its yard.
Ease, Ease Off
To let out a line or sail slowly; to slacken or relieve tension on a line; to take pressure off.
Ease the Sheets
To let the sheet out slowly while maintaining control.
East
One of the 4 cardinal compass points. East is at 90° on a compass card.
East Wind, Easterly Wind
A wind coming from the east.
Ebb, Ebb Tide
The falling tide when the water recedes out to the sea and the water level lowers; a period or state of decline.
Echo Sounder
An electrical depth sounder or fish finder that uses sound echoes to locate the depth of objects in water. It does so by timing the sound pulses.
Eddy
A small local current usually caused by tidal streams as they ebb and flow around or against obstructions.
Embargo
A temporary injunction against ships or cargo to prevent their arrival or departure in time of war.
Embarkation/Embark
To go aboard the vessel; to put onboard a vessel.
Emergency Tiller
A tiller that is designed to be used in the event that wheel steering fails.
Engine Bed
A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.
Engine Order Telegraph
A set of mechanical signaling devices, connected by cables, by which engine commands are passed from the pilot house to the engine room and by which the engine room responds. 1
Engine Room
Where the engines of a ship are confined.
Ensign
(1) A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern. (2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman
Entry
The shape of the fore-body of a ship as it thrusts through the sea. A vessel with a slim bow is said to have a fine entry.
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. An emergency device that uses a radio signal to alert satellites or passing airplanes to a vessel's position.
Equator
An imaginary line around the center of the earth at 0° of latitude.
Equinoctial
The great circle on the celestial sphere in the plane of the earth's equator; also called the celestial equator. The sun is on the equinoctial twice a year, on the equinoxes, March 21 and September 23. On these days the sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p.m. (local time) at every place on earth.
Estimated Position
A position based on estimations of a boat's position using estimated speed, currents, and the last known position/fix of the boat.
ETA
Estimated time of arrival
ETD
Estimated time of departure
Even Keel
When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, upright without any list to either side, it is said to be floating on an even keel.
Eye
A loop or hole which is spliced or tied on the end of a line
Eye of the Wind
Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.
Eye Splice
A permanent loop spliced in the end of a line, sometimes around a thimble.
Eyebolts
Metal bolts with an eye in the end.

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