mar eng Flashcards
the rising and falling of the ship’s bow and stern with the oncoming wave
pitching
the rising and falling of the ship’s port and starboard sides with waves coming from abeam
rolling
the bodily rising and sinking of the ship into the trough of a wave
heaving
the movement of the ship wherein she is pushed forward by the waves and seems to move backward as she falls back into troughs
surging
the bodily movement of the whole ship to port and then to starboard
swaying
the movement of the ship when the bow is pushed first to port and then to starboard
yawing
to be afloat
being borne by water
neither anchored, moored, made fast, nor aground
to be underway
moving forward through the water
making headway
moving backward through the water
making sternway
moving sideways through the water being blown by the wind
making leeway
overtaking her
to overhaul
dropping behind a faster vessel
to fall astern
stopping at sea
to be hove to
moving without means of propulsion
to be adrift