bumboat
(bumboat)
Princeton's WordNet
a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
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grapnel
(ˈgræp nl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a small anchor with three or more flukes used for grappling or dragging or for anchoring a small boat.
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boat
Webster Dictionary
hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats
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trip
(ɪp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to break out (a ship's anchor) by turning over or lifting from the bottom by a line attached to the crown of the anchor.
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anchor
Webster Dictionary
to place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship
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sheet anchor
Webster Dictionary
a large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor
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weigh
(ɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
weigh anchor, to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
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range
(ɪndʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to lay out (an anchor cable) so that the anchor may descend smoothly.
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sheer
(ʃɪər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the position in which a ship at anchor is placed to keep it clear of the anchor.
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boat
Webster Dictionary
a vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat
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anchor
(ˈæŋ kər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to drop anchor; lie or ride at anchor.
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moor
Webster Dictionary
to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf
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anchored
Webster Dictionary
held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue
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stock
Webster Dictionary
the wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor
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killock
Webster Dictionary
a small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together
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anchor
Webster Dictionary
to cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream
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anchorage
Webster Dictionary
a place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor
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kedge
Webster Dictionary
a small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n
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fluke
Webster Dictionary
the part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor
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anchor
Webster Dictionary
carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament
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disanchor
Webster Dictionary
to raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor
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sculler
(sculler)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
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scull
(scull)
Princeton's WordNet
a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
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slip
(ɪp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to let go entirely, as an anchor cable or an anchor.
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anchor
(ˈæŋ kər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
at anchor, kept in place by an anchor.
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motor torpedo boat
(PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat)
Princeton's WordNet
a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
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mosquito craft
(PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat)
Princeton's WordNet
a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
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mosquito boat
(PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat)
Princeton's WordNet
a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
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pt boat
(PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat)
Princeton's WordNet
a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
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cat
Webster Dictionary
to bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor
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