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APPENDIX I
GLOSSARY
Upon entering a new occupation, a person
usually is faced with a need to learn the
vocabulary of the trade to understand and be
understood by his or her co-workers. The Navy,
especially, has a language all its own.
This glossary is printed for your convenience.
You may notice the absence of some common
Navy terms, as the glossary is not intended to be
all-inclusive.
Naval Weapons Publication 3 (Revision E),
Naval Terminology, is an excellent source of
information for the definitions of naval terms and
acronyms.
AA —Abbreviation for antiaircraft.
ABAFT —Farther aft, as “Abaft the beam.”
ABEAM —On a relative bearing of 90 degrees
(abeam to starboard) or 270 degrees (abeam to
port).
ABOARD —In or on a ship. Extended to use
ashore, as aboard a naval station.
ABREAST —Same as abeam.
ACCOMMODATION LADDER —A ladder
suspended over and inclining down the side of a
ship to enable people to board the ship from
boats.
ADRIFT —Loose from moorings and out of
control. Applied to anything that is lost, out of
hand, or left lying about.
AFT —Toward the stern. Not as specific as
abaft.
AFTER —That which is farthest aft, as after
fireroom.
AFTERNOON WATCH —The 1200 to 1600
watch.
AGROUND —When any part of a ship or
boat is resting on the bottom. A ship runs aground
or goes aground.
AHOY —A hail or demand for attention, as
“Boat ahoy.”
ALEE —In the direction toward which the
wind is blowing; downwind.
ALIVE —Lively, energetic.
ALL FAST —Tied or lashed down as
necessary.
ALL HANDS —The entire ship’s company.
ALOFT —Generally speaking, any area above
the highest deck.
ALONGSIDE —By the side of the pier or ship.
AMIDSHIPS —An indefinite area midway
between the bow and the stern. Rudder amidships
means that the rudder is in line with the ship’s
centerline.
ANCHOR —(1) Any device used to make a
floating body fast to the bottom. (2) The act of
so making fast. (3) The act of securing or fixing
the lower end of a guy or stay or the lower end
of a shore.
ANCHORAGE —An area designated to be
used by ships for anchoring.
ANCHOR BALL —A black circular shape
hoisted to indicate that the ship is anchored.
ANCHOR BUOY —A small float secured to
the anchor by a light line to mark the position of
the anchor.
ANCHOR CABLE —The line, wire, or chain
that attaches a vessel to its anchor.
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