The term is "abaft". Sometimes "astern" is also used.
- Incorrect. Abaft is used (rarely) to reference the direction of the stern relative to an object. For example "It is abaft the launcher".
The term for behind the ship in a literal sense would be astern. For example "All ships form a line astern"
If you were to speak about behind in any other sense, you would use aft. For example "Call the hands to lay aft here" or "Man overboard, port side aft"
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Bells is a nautical term for half hour watch
It's "Hammock", or possibly "bunk". The Norwegian nautical term for bed is "bikke". Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_terms
An almanack is another term for an almanac, a book or table containing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year.
The nautical term refers to ships and how they are used, such as a cruise ship would be classified as commercial rather than freighter.
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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.
Yawing is a nautical term that means temporarily swerving off course.
The proper term is, "By and Large"In sailing days, it meant, "Sailing By the wind, and going Large", which meant you had the wind aft, or generally behind you, and your sails were full, or large.In effect, it means you had more options of courses to steer.
The left of a ship is port and the right is starboard. Aft is the rear of a ship and the bow is the front of a ship.
Avast (or just 'vast) means to stop. Also, belay there means to stop what you're doing.
a boating term
1 nautical mile = 0.33 leagues.
The nautical term for stopping a sailboat by pointing into the wind is "in irons."
Slue is a nautical term 'to swing or turn around' and of unknown origin. Slew is also a nautical term for a 'clumsy person who walks with feet turned out' or a 'drunk'
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