raftsman
River timber pilot
A raftsman is a person who works on or operates a raft, especially one who transports goods or timber by floating them downriver on rafts.
The term belongs to an era before railroads and trucks, when rivers served as major commercial arteries: The raftsmen guided their cargo of logs through the rapids.
Also spelled raftman.
One who operates vessels
- ferrymanOne who shuttles across water
- rivermanInland waterway worker
- bargemanFlat-boat operator
- watermanAquatic trade worker
navigator · poleman · oarsman · pilot · skipper · helmsman · punter · gondolier
Level-bottomed river craft
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- puntKick before landing
- keelboatRidged-hull river cargo vessel
- johnboatFlat-bottomed small boat
pirogue · dugout · sampan · balsa · catamaran · houseboat · narrowboat · scow
Wood for construction
peavey · cant hook · millpond · sawmill · flume · sluice · downstream · current
Directed flow of charge
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- shallowsAreas of little depth
- sandbarUnderwater ridge of sediment
- eddyCircular counter-current
whitewater · portage · channel · confluence · meander · riverbank · downstream · upstream
boatman
One who operates vessels
waterman · navigator · poleman · oarsman · pilot · skipper · helmsman · punter · gondolier · coxswain
flatboat
Level-bottomed river craft
johnboat · pirogue · dugout · sampan · balsa · catamaran · houseboat · narrowboat · scow · lighter
timber
Wood for construction
boom · peavey · cant hook · millpond · sawmill · flume · sluice · downstream · current · lumberjack
current
Directed flow of charge
eddy · whitewater · portage · channel · confluence · meander · riverbank · downstream · upstream · ford
lashing
Beating or binding
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
- planksFlat construction lumber pieces
pontoons · barrels · bamboo · logs · decking · crossbeams · binding · floats · buoyancy · framework
raftsmancaptain
One who commands
ship's captain · ship captain · yacht captain · naval officer · sea captain