a sheet or sceata in Anglo saxon was at first a sail or the lower part of a sail at least& indeed this sheet has the same source as a bed sheet
the rope that controls a sail was known in those days as a sheet line or sceatline
but by the early 14th century sheet lines began to lose their lines & became just sheets
later sails stopped being called sheets & began to be called sails likely to distinguish them from their sheets
It's a nautical term for the rear, as fore is a term for the front.
That is the correct spelling of "starboard" (the nautical term for the right, rather than the left -- which in nautical terms is port).
It is not a nautical term. It is a hand plunger to wash clothes by hand and is the brand name. It also has a picture of an imaginary CWS Invincible ship embossed on the side.
Leftovers...odds and ends...random pieces of equipment It is also a nautical term for extra supplies or perquisites.
The term 'belay' means to make something secure. It can be used in nautical terms winding rope around a pin or when a mountaineer is securing their rope around a rock.
Probably a nautical term used when hauling a rope, originally quoted as 'hand over hand'
a boating term
1 nautical mile = 0.33 leagues.
The nautical term for stopping a sailboat by pointing into the wind is "in irons."
Avast
Avast
Porthole.
It's a nautical term for the rear, as fore is a term for the front.
Larboard
It's a nautical term for the rear, as fore is a term for the front.
The term "bulkhead" is actually a nautical term for an interior wall.
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.