List of ship directions
list of terms applying to spatial orientation in a marine environment or location on a vessel
This list of ship directions provides succinct definitions for terms applying to spatial orientation in a marine environment or location on a vessel, such as fore, aft, astern, aboard, or topside.
Terms
Abaft (preposition): at or toward the stern of a ship, or further back from a location, e.g. "the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast".
Aboard: onto or within a ship, or in a group.
Above: a higher deck of the ship.
Aft: toward or at the stern. To the purist, this is an adverb (e.g. "he walked aft"), with the adjective being "after" (e.g. "the after mooring cleat"), but that distinction is becoming blurred in some modern usage.
Adrift: floating in the water without propulsion.
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