Reading Comp. 3/4 Flashcards
1
Q
Davits
A
A small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair fro suspending or lowering a lifeboat
2
Q
Ensconced
A
Established or settled in a comfortable, safe, or private place
3
Q
Grommets
A
An eyelet placed in a hole in a sheet or panel to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it, or to prevent the sheet or panel from being torn
4
Q
Flotsam
A
The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea
5
Q
Gunnel
A
A long fish
6
Q
Dyspeptic
A
A person who suffers from indigestion or irritability
