a boating term
1 nautical mile = 0.33 leagues.
The nautical term for stopping a sailboat by pointing into the wind is "in irons."
Porthole.
Avast
Avast
It's a nautical term for the rear, as fore is a term for the front.
Larboard
The term "bulkhead" is actually a nautical term for an interior wall.
It's a nautical term for the rear, as fore is a term for the front.
The term is "astern" as opposed to "ahead" (forward) It comes from the word stern, that means the rear of the boat, as opposite to the bow The nautical term for rearward, as in the direction, would be aft.
beam