"Ashore" redirects here. For the June Tabor album, see Ashore (album).
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.
Aft (adjective): toward the stern (rear) of a ship.[1] For example, "Able Seaman Smith; lie aft!" or "What's happening aft?". Comparative is "after", e.g. "the mizzenmast is after than the mainmast". The difference between "aft" and "stern" is that aft is the inside (on board) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to the outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel. The stern is opposite the bow, the outside (offboard) of the front of the boat. The term derives from the Old Englishæftan (“behind”).
Adrift: floating in the water without propulsion.
Aground: resting on the shore or wedged against the sea floor.[3]
Centerline or centreline: an imaginary, central line drawn from the bow to the stern.[1]
Fore or forward: at or toward the front of a ship or further ahead of a location (opposite of "aft")[1] Preposition form is "before", e.g. "the mainmast is before the mizzenmast".
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Aloft redirects here For hotel brand see Aloft Hotels For the 2014 film see Aloft film Ashore redirects here For the June Tabor album see Ashore album 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 Aft Contents 1 Terms 2 Date of first use 3 See also 4 ReferencesTerms editAbaft preposition at or toward the stern of a ship or further back from a location e g the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast 1 Aboard onto or within a ship or in a group 2 Above a higher deck of the ship 1 Aft adjective toward the stern rear of a ship 1 For example Able Seaman Smith lie aft or What s happening aft Comparative is after e g the mizzenmast is after than the mainmast The difference between aft and stern is that aft is the inside on board rearmost part of the vessel while stern refers to the outside offboard rearmost part of the vessel The stern is opposite the bow the outside offboard of the front of the boat The term derives from the Old English aeftan behind Adrift floating in the water without propulsion Aground resting on the shore or wedged against the sea floor 3 Ahull with sails furled and helm lashed alee 4 Alee on or toward the lee the downwind side 5 Aloft the stacks masts rigging or other area above the highest solid structure 1 Amidships near the middle part of a ship 1 Aport toward the port side of a ship opposite of astarboard 6 Ashore on or towards the shore or land 7 Astarboard toward the starboard side of a ship opposite of aport 8 Astern adjective toward the rear of a ship opposite of forward 9 Athwartships toward the sides of a ship 1 Aweather toward the weather or windward side of a ship 10 Aweigh just clear of the sea floor as with an anchor 11 Below a lower deck of the ship 1 Belowdecks inside or into a ship or down to a lower deck 12 Bilge the underwater part of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides 13 Bottom the lowest part of the ship s hull Bow front of a ship opposite of stern 1 Centerline or centreline an imaginary central line drawn from the bow to the stern 1 Fore or forward at or toward the front of a ship or further ahead of a location opposite of aft 1 Preposition form is before e g the mainmast is before the mizzenmast Inboard attached inside the ship 14 Keel the bottom structure of a ship s hull 15 Leeward side or direction away from the wind opposite of windward 16 On deck to an outside or muster deck as all hands on deck 17 On board on onto or within the ship 18 Onboard somewhere on or in the ship 19 Outboard attached outside the ship 20 Port the left side of the ship when facing forward opposite of starboard 1 Starboard the right side of the ship when facing forward opposite of port 1 Stern the rear of a ship opposite of bow 1 Topside the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline 1 Underdeck a lower deck of a ship 21 Yardarm an end of a yard spar below a sail Waterline where the water surface meets the ship s hull Weather side or direction from which wind blows same as windward 16 Windward side or direction from which wind blows opposite of leeward 16 Date of first use edit Aboard 14th century 2 Aft 1580 22 Outboard 1694 23 Inboard 1830 20 Belowdecks 1897 12 See also editDeck ship defines the various decks on ships Port and starboard explanation with signal lights and history Glossary of nautical terms list of over 2 400 nautical words or phrasesReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Ship Directions TKDTutor glossary TKDtutor com 2012 web SD Archived 2012 05 26 at the Wayback Machine a b Aboard Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW ab Aground Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW agr Ahull Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW ahull Alee Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW alee Aport Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW aport Ashore Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW ash Astarboard Definition and More from Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW astar Astern Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW astern Aweather Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW aweat Aweigh Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW aweigh a b Belowdecks Definition and More from Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW belowd Bilge Definition and More from Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW bilge Inboard Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW inb Bilge keel Definition and More from Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW bilgek a b c Windward Definition and More from Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW windw Deck Definition and More from Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW deck Definition of ABOARD www merriam webster com Retrieved August 28 2019 Onboard Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW onb a b Outboard Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW outb Underdeck Definition and More from Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary May 2012 web MW underd aft Oxford English Dictionary Online ed 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