Navy Terms

Question 1

Aft-End

Answer 1

Near or toward the stern of the vessel

Question 2

All hands

Answer 2

The entire ship’s company, both officer and enlisted

Question 3

Adrift

Answer 3

Loose from moorings and out of control (applied to anything lost, out of hand, or left lying about)

Question 4

Allotment

Answer 4

An amount of money a member has coming out of his regular pay

Question 5

Aye-aye

Answer 5

Reply to an order or command meaning “I understand and will comply”

Question 6

Barracks

Answer 6

Building where Sailors live

Question 7

Below

Answer 7

Downstairs

Question 8

Brightwork

Answer 8

Brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted

Question 9

Bunk or Rack

Answer 9

Bed

Question 10

Buoy

Answer 10

An anchored float used as an aid to navigation or to mark the location of an object

Question 11

Carry on

Answer 11

An order to resume work or duties

Question 12

Cast off

Answer 12

To throw off; to let go; to unfurl

Question 13

Chain locker

Answer 13

Compartment in which anchor chain is stowed

Question 14

Chit, chit book

Answer 14

Coupon or receipt book

Question 15

Chow hall (Mess deck)

Answer 15

Place to eat

Question 16

Colors

Answer 16

Raising or lowering of a national flag, ceremonies held at 0800 and sunset for hoisting and hauling down the national ensign

Question 17

Deep six

Answer 17

To dispose of by throwing over the side

Question 18

Ensign

Answer 18

National flag; commissioned officer between the rank of Chief Warrant Officer and Lieutenant Junior Grade

Question 19

Fast

Answer 19

Snugly secured

Question 20

Fathom

Answer 20

A unit of length (equal to 6 feet) used for measuring the depth of water

Question 21

Flag Officer

Answer 21

Any commissioned officer in pay grade O-7 or above

Question 22

Galley

Answer 22

Kitchen

Question 23

Gangway

Answer 23

An opening in a bulwark or lifeline that provides access to a brow or accommodation ladder; an order meaning to clear the way

Question 24

Gear locker

Answer 24

Storage room

Question 25

Gee dunk

Answer 25

Candy, gum or cafeteria

Question 26

General Quarters

Answer 26

Battle stations

Question 27

Liberty

Answer 27

Permission to leave the base (usually for not more than 48 hours)

Question 28

Lifeline

Answer 28

Lines erected around the weatherdecks of a ship to prevent personnel from falling or being washed over the side

Question 29

Overhead

Answer 29

Ceiling

Question 30

Passageway

Answer 30

Hallway

Question 31

Quarters

Answer 31

Assembling of all hands for muster, instruction and inspection

Question 32

Rating

Answer 32

A job specialty title

Question 33

Reveille

Answer 33

Wake up, start a new day

Question 34

Scullery

Answer 34

Place to wash dishes

Question 35

Scuttlebutt

Answer 35

Drinking fountain; a rumor

Question 36

Secure

Answer 36

Lock, put away or stop work

Question 37

Sickbay

Answer 37

Hospital or medical clinic

Question 38

Swab

Answer 38

Mop

Question 39

Taps

Answer 39

Time to sleep, end of day

Question 40

Tattoo

Answer 40

Five minutes before taps

Question 41

Topside

Answer 41

Upstairs

Question 42

Turn to

Answer 42

Begin work

Question 43

Working aloft

Answer 43

Working above the highest deck; generally performing maintenance on the ship’s mast