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Useless Conrad Vocab
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mitre | joint that forms a corner -- usually both sides are beveled at a 45 degree angle to form a 90 degree angle |
| spars | wooden or metal pole -- boom, yard, bowsprit --- used to support sails and rigging on boath |
| poop | stern of a ship |
| caprice | impulsive change of mind |
| waist | middle part of the upper deck -- between forecastle and quarterdeck |
| forecastle | upper deck located at the bow forward of the foremast |
| ken | range of vision; view; sight |
| binnacle | a case that supports and protects a compass; near the helm |
| funk | panic; cowardly fright |
| mizzen-rigging | setting up the third mast from the bow |
| gimbals | device made up of two rings mounted on axes at right angles, so that an object like a compasss wil remain suspended in a horizontal plane without any motion |
| cistern | receptacle for holding water, to catch or store rain water |
| equivocal | ambiguous, of uncertain nature, of doubtful |
| poll | head |
| cruet | condiment bottle |
| leeward | the windy side |
| taffrail | rail around a vessel's stern |