Dictionary of Maritime Terms

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DICTIONARY OF MARITIME TERMS

WORD EXPLANATION TRANSLATION IMAGE
A heavy object attached

to a cable or chain and
used to moor a ship to
the sea bottom, typically
having a metal shank
Anchor Ancoră
with a pair of curved,
barbed flukes at one end.
The acute angle

between the rudder
and the fore-and-aft
Angle of Unghi de
line of a ship.
rudder câ rmă
The zone where the ship

needs to be stopped and
Anchorage Zonă de
secured(stable)
area ancoraj
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An instrument for
measuring the speed of
the wind, or of any
Anemometer current of gas. Anemometru
Heavy material, such as

gravel, sand, or iron,
placed in the bilge of a
ship to ensure its
Ballast Lest
stability.
Long, sturdy piece of

squared metal used to
support the deck Traversă de
Beam
punte
A spar running out from

a ship's bow, to which
the forestays are
Bowsprit fastened. Bompres
1. A dividing wall or
barrier between separate
compartments inside a
Bulkhead ship. Perete etanș
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A pair of posts on the

deck of a ship for
fastening mooring lines
Bitt or cables Bindă
A private room or
Cabină de
Cabin compartment on a ship.
navă
A cargo ship for the Navă de

Cattle ship transport of livestock transport
animale
The goods or
merchandise conveyed
Cargo Incă rcă tură
in a ship,
Chief Mate (C/M) or also

Chief Officer, usually
synonymous with the
First Mate or First Officer
(except on passenger
Chief Officer Ofiterul Sef
liners, which often carry
both), is a licensed
member and head of the
deck department of a
merchant ship.
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A group of people who

work on and operate a
Crew Echipaj
ship
Physical harm that

impairs the value,
Damage usefulness, or normal Avarie
function of something.
Floor of a ship,
especially the upper,
open level extending for
Deck Punte
the full length of the
vessel.
A kind of crane with a

movable pivoted arm for
Derrick moving heavy weights, Bigă de marfă
especially on a ship.
The action or process of

deflecting or being
Defelction deviated, change of Deviere
direction.
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A person who dives as
a sport, or
who works or searches
for
Diver Scafandru
things underwater using
special breathing
equipment
The movement of the

Ebb tide out to sea. Reflux
Move carefully or
to ease gradually. A fila, slă bi
A machine with moving

parts that converts Masina,
Engine
power into motion. motorul
A flag or standard,
especially a military or
Ensign naval one indicating Drapel
nationality.
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The deck at the forward

Foredeck part of a ship. Punte prova
Male worker who

supervises and directs
Foreman Șef de echipă
other workers.
A vehicle with a pronged

device in front for lifting Elevator cu
Forklift
and carrying heavy loads. furcă
Smokestack or chimney
a ship used to
Funnel expel boiler steam and Coș
smoke or engine exhaust.
A merchant vessel or
trading vessel is a ship
Ferries Feriboturi
that transports cargo or
passengers.
A shaped sheet or ring of

rubber or other material
sealing the junction
Garnitură ,
Gasket between two surfaces in
manșon
an engine or other
device.
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Equipment or apparatus
that is used for a Mecanism,
Gear
particular purpose dispozitiv
A raised platform or
Schelă de
walkway providing a
Gangway bord/de acces
passage.
pe navă
Gale Avery strong wind Furtună
H
A place on the coast
where ships may moor
in shelter, especially
one protected from
Harbour Port
rough water by piers,
jetties, and other
artificial structures.
A small opening in a
floor, wall, or roof
Gura de
Hatch allowing access from
magazie
one area to another
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The part of a ship's

bows through which
Hawse Nară
the anchor cables pass.
The main body of a ship

or other vessel,
including the bottom,
sides, and deck but not
Hull the masts, Corp de navă
superstructure, rigging,
engines, and other
fittings.
A flexible tube
Hose conveying water Furtun
unit of weight equal to

Hundredweight 100 lb (about 45.4 kg) Quintal
A list of goods sent or

services provided, with
Invoice a statement of the sum Factură
due for these; a bill.
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A ship designed for

breaking a channel Spă rgă tor de
Ice braker
through ice. gheață
Situated in the interior

of a country rather than Întindere de
Inland water
on the coast. apa interioră
A large knife with a

Cuțit de
Jack-knife folding blade
buzunar
A ship's ladder with

wooden rungs and
Jack ladder Scară de pilot
side ropes
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A flagstaff at the bow of
a vessel, on which a jack Baston de
Jackstaff
is flown. pavilion prova
Throw or drop
Bunuri
(something) from an
Jettison aruncate peste
aircraft or ship.
bord
A landing stage or small

pier at which boats can
Jetty Dig de larg
dock or be moored.
A central fore-and-aft st
ructural member in the
bottom of a
hull, extending from the
stem to the sternpost a
nd having the floors
Keel or frames attached to it, Chilă
usually at right angles: s
ometimes
projecting from the bott
om of the hull to provid
e stability.
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A fastening made by
looping a piece of
string, rope, or
Knot Nod
something similar on
itself and tightening it.
A piece of equipment
consisting of a series of
bars or steps between
two upright lengths of
Ladder Scară
wood, metal, or rope,
used for climbing up or
down something.
(of a container or
covering) accidentally
lose or admit contents, Spă rtura,
Leak
especially liquid or gas, scurgere
through a hole or crack.
The sideways drift of a

ship to leeward of the
Leeway Derivă
desired course.
Is a sort of rope,but
Line much more thick and Parâ mă
with high resistance
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A spar or structure risin
g above the hull and up
per portions of aship or
Mast Catarg
boat to hold sails, spars,
rigging, booms, signals,
etc.
The action in which the

ship or the boat is
Moorage Acostare
"parked"in a port or
harbour
The highest part of a

ship's mast or of the
Masthead Cap de catarg
lower section of a mast.
Is a hole designed to Etambreu de

Mast hole
sustain the must . arbore
A narrow channel
connecting two larger Trecere
Narrow
areas of water. ingusta
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a cylindrical or round
spout at the end of a
pipe, hose, or tube used
Nozzle Vâ rf
to control a jet of gas or
liquid.
A system of buoys,
poles and lights is used
to assist safe
navigation. Each type of
mark has a unique
combination of colour, Reper de
Navigation mark
shape, topmark and navigație
light. You must be able
to identify these marks
and pass them safely on
the correct side.
Non-displacement craft,
WIG craft and
seaplanes, used or
Non-
capable of being used as Ambarcatiune
displacement
a means of fara pescaj
craft
transportation on
water.
A pole with a flat blade,

used to row or steer a
Oar Vâ slă
boat through the water.
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An expanse of sea away

Open sea from land. Mare deschisa
A metal-bearing minera
l or rock, or a native me
Ore tal, that can bemined at Minereu
a profit.
The open waters of an

ocean or a sea beyond
the limits of the
On the high seas În largul mă rii
territorial jurisdiction
of a country
situated at sea some

Departe de
Offshore distance from the shore.
ță rm
Short lines suspended

from cringles for
fastening to the boom
Pendant when reefing. Cablu de vinci
Sometimes called reef
earings.
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A flag or signal hoisted

Pavilion de
Pilot jack by a vessel for a pilot.
pilot
1) The rotation of a
vessel around a lateral
axis as it heads into
heavy seas. 2) The
angle of the blades of a
propeller, described at
Pitch Tangaj
the theoretical distance
the propeller would
advance during one
revolution 3) Wood sap
used for sealing seams.
A rotating wheel having

several angled and
twisted blades that
draw water from ahead
and push it astern The
propeller is mounted on
Propeller Propulsor
the end of the drive
shaft of a motor vessel
and is the means of
propulsion and
maneuvering.
A pier or dock
providing shipside
Quay access for passengers Cheu
and cargo.
A state, period, or place

of isolation in which
people or animals that
have arrived from
Quarantine elsewhere or been Carantină
exposed to infectious or
contagious disease are
placed
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The maximum distance

a motor vessel can
Rază de
Range travel before running
acțiune
out of fuel
A submerged plane
mounted astern for
Rudder Câ rmă
steering a vessel.
A fin-like projection
fitted under the bilge or
along the hull in order
Rolling chock Chilă de ruliu
to counteract the hull's
tendency to roll.
A cable used on a Cablu la

Rolling rope instalation to pull heavy macara de
objects ruliu
S
Is an navigable portion
of water, with
characteristics like
Sailing line Șenal
depth and breadth,
which ensures the
entrance in a port
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The margin of the sea Ț ă rm de mare,

Sea bank
costă
1. The ground
under the sea; the
Sea bed Fund de mare
ocean floor.
The depth of immersion

Sea gauge Pescaj
of a ship
an elongated narrow
arm of the sea
Ecluză
Sea loch projected into the
maritimă
adjacent land mass
The land along of a sea

Shore Tă rm
or other body of water
The side of a ship or

aircraft that is on the
Starboard right when one is facing Tribord
forward
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A building used for

Storehouse storing goods. Depozit
A ship is a large
buoyant
watercraft,bigger than a
Ship Navă
boat based on
size,shape and cargo
capacity.
T
A hole or split in
something caused by it
Tear having been pulled Uzură
apart forcefully.
1. A pin, typically
one of a pair, fitted to
the gunwale of a rowing
Thole Furchet
boat and on which an
oar pivots.
The alternate rising and

falling of the sea,
usually twice in each
lunar day at a particular
Tide Maree
place, due to the
attraction of the moon
and sun.
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Râ nd de
Tier A row of goods
marfă
A powerful boat
designed and equipped
Towboat to tow a barge on a Remorcher
hawser
A fishing boat specially

equipped to drag a
trawl over the bottom
Trawler Traul
or midwater to catch
fish
Ullage or headspace is
the unfilled space in a
Ulaj, spațiu de
Ullage container, particularly
umplut
with a liquid
Instrument for
Ultrasonic depth measuring depth and to Sonda
finder locate objects, fish etc ultrason
in the mass of water
The highest deck on a
Punte
Upper deck ship
superioară
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Food or provisions.
Victuals Provizii
Change direction
Veering suddenly. Girare
A ship or large boat

Vessel Vas
W
A large building where
raw materials or
manufactured goods
Warehouse may be stored prior to Depozit
their distribution for
sale.
A naval officer or
petty officer who
Watch officer Ofițer de cart
stands a watch
Closely sealed, fastened,

or fitted so that no
Watertight water enters or passes Etanș
through
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A level quayside area to

which a ship may be
Wharf moored to load and Cheu
unload.
A hauling or lifting
device consisting of a
rope or chain winding
round a horizontal
Winch Vinci
rotating drum, turned
typically by a crank or
by motor.
A vessel that has been

badly damaged or
Wreck Naufragiu
destroyed.
metal drawn out into

the form of a thin Parâ mă
Wire
flexible thread or rod. metalică
The air resistance of a

moving object, such as a
vessel or a rotating
Partea expusa
Windage machine part, or the
vâ ntului
force of the wind on a
stationary object.
A unit of linear measure

equal to 3 feet (0.9144
Yard Yard
metre)
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Twisting or oscillation
of a moving ship or
Yaw aircraft about a vertical Ambardee
axis.
A bar mounted across

the top of the
rudderpost having lines
Yoke running forward for Eche rotundă
steering canoes and
kayaks.
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Rotaru Dan-Sebastian 161C

VISUAL DICTIONARY OF MARITIME ENGLISH

DICTIONARY OF MARITIME TERMS

A heavy object attached

The acute angle

The zone where the ship

Heavy material, such as

Long, sturdy piece of

A spar running out from

A pair of posts on the

A cargo ship for the Navă de

Chief Mate (C/M) or also

A group of people who

Physical harm that

A kind of crane with a

The action or process of

The movement of the

A machine with moving

The deck at the forward

Male worker who

A vehicle with a pronged

A shaped sheet or ring of

Gale Avery strong wind Furtună

The part of a ship's

The main body of a ship

unit of weight equal to

A list of goods sent or

A ship designed for

Situated in the interior

A large knife with a

A ship's ladder with

A landing stage or small

The sideways drift of a

The action in which the

The highest part of a

Is a hole designed to Etambreu de

A pole with a flat blade,

An expanse of sea away

The open waters of an

situated at sea some

Short lines suspended

A flag or signal hoisted

A rotating wheel having

A state, period, or place

The maximum distance

A cable used on a Cablu la

The margin of the sea Ț ă rm de mare,

The depth of immersion

The land along of a sea

The side of a ship or

A building used for

The alternate rising and

A fishing boat specially

A ship or large boat

Closely sealed, fastened,

A level quayside area to

A vessel that has been

metal drawn out into

The air resistance of a

A unit of linear measure

A bar mounted across

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