Seafarer’s Dictionary Part 1

Sailing vocabulary peppers the English language, with nautical terms being used or finding new senses with non-nautical people. It is quite amazing how much of our everyday vocab has maritime origins.
Below you will find part 1 of our very own Seafarer’s dictionary with original meanings and the landlubber definition:
Aboveboard
Seafarer: above deck
Landlubber: out in the open, honest
Adrift
Seafarer: not tied or secure all gear to be secured
Landlubber: acting or living without purpose
Anchor
Seafarer: a heavy object that holds a vessel in place
Landlubber: a person or thing that figuratively keeps another person or thing steady
Awash
Seafarer: water level with or slightly covering the deck
Landlubber: overwhelmed
Bail
Seafarer: to throw out seawater or rainwater that has collected in a vessel
Landlubber: to abandon
Ballast
Seafarer: stabilising weights placed in the hull of a vessel
Landlubber: something that steadies or weights down
Beachcomber
Seafarer: a sailor without a berth on a shipboard assignment
Landlubber: someone who searches along the seashore for spoils
Bearing
Seafarer: one’s position at sea
Landlubber: posture or deportment
Cockpit
Seafarer: a steering or berthing compartment
Landlubber: a pilot’s compartment in an aeroplane
Course
Seafarer: the direction the ship is sailing
Landlubber: a procedure or way of acting
Current
Seafarer: a directional movement of water
Landlubber: the prevailing mood or tendency
Heading
Seafarer: the direction the ship is sailing
Landlubber: one’s course in life or towards a destination
Helm
Seafarer: steering apparatus or to operate such equipment
Landlubber: a position of leadership or to lead
Keelhaul
Seafarer: to drag a sailor underneath the ship along the hull as punishment
Landlubber: to severely punish
Leeway
Seafarer: sideways movement of a vessel because of current or wind
Landlubber: flexibility
If you know of any more, then do drop us a line and we will add it to our collection. If you have found this interesting then look out for part 2, coming soon!