seamanly
Befitting a mariner
Seamanly describes conduct or skill befitting an experienced sailor—competent, practiced, and appropriate to life at sea.
A seamanly knot is tied properly; a seamanly manner of handling a vessel shows expertise.
The word carries approval: His seamanly approach to the storm kept us safe.
The adverb works the same way: She handled the rigging seamanly.
Ship's manual laborer
- bosunShip's deck crew chief
- boatswainShip's deck petty officer
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- shipmateFellow crew member
quartermaster · navigator · midshipman · able-bodied · gunner · steward · purser · radioman
Secures ships to seabed
- deckShip's flat surface
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- mastVessel's sail support
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
bow · stern · port · starboard · keel · hull · rudder · compass
deckhand
Ship's manual laborer
shipmate · quartermaster · navigator · midshipman · able-bodied · gunner · steward · purser · radioman · signalman
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
rigging · bow · stern · port · starboard · keel · hull · rudder · compass · sextant
voyage
Journey by sea
- navigationDetermining position and course
- maritimeOf the sea
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
shipboard · seagoing · offshore · watch · passage · crossing · tacking · bearing · heading · charting
saltwater
Ocean water, chemically speaking
tide · wave · gale · squall · doldrums · trade-winds · horizon · deep · maritime · coastal
seamanlyunseamanlike
Lacking maritime skill
incompetent · clumsy · unskilled · amateurish · unprofessional
seamanlylandlubberly
Inexperienced at sea
landlubber · terrestrial · land-based · shoreside · landsman