shallop
Small open vessel
A shallop is a small, light boat used in shallow waters, typically propelled by oars or a sail.
The term appears mainly in historical contexts—early American colonists used shallops for coastal exploration and fishing: They sent a shallop to scout the harbor.
The word is rarely encountered outside period literature or maritime history.
Small, light rowing boat
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
- longboatLong, narrow rowing vessel
- pinnaceShip's small boat
- rowboatOar-propelled small vessel
tender · launch · cutter · wherry · jolly boat · gig · canoe · coracle
Bladed poles for boats
- mastVessel's sail support
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
tiller · rudder · tacking · windward · leeward · crew · skipper · mooring
skiff
Small, light rowing boat
rowboat · tender · launch · cutter · wherry · jolly boat · gig · canoe · coracle · punt
oars
Bladed poles for boats
helm · tiller · rudder · tacking · windward · leeward · crew · skipper · mooring · anchor
colonists
Settlers in new territory
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- PlymouthEnglish port city
expedition · coast · harbor · reconnaissance · landing · settlers · voyage · shore · surveying · New World
nets
Mesh devices for catching
trawling · haul · tackle · coastal · shoals · seine · fishermen · harvest · waters · bait