terminology

Question 1

carry on

Answer 1

an order to resume work or duties

Question 2

aye aye

Answer 2

reply to an order or command meaning (I understand and will comply)

Question 3

tattoo

Answer 3

five minutes before taps

Question 4

chit/chit book

Answer 4

coupon or receipt book

Question 5

geedunk

Answer 5

candy, gum, or cafetaria

Question 6

scullery

Answer 6

place to wash dishes

Question 7

head

Answer 7

bathroom or toilet

Question 8

all hands

Answer 8

the entire ship’s company (officer and enlisted)

Question 9

scuttlebutt

Answer 9

drinking fountain

Question 10

quarters

Answer 10

assembling of all hands for muster, instruction, and inspection

Question 11

ensign

Answer 11

national flag; commissioned officer between the tank of chief warrant officer and lieutenant junior grade

Question 12

aft-end

Answer 12

near or toward the stern of the vessel

Question 13

colors

Answer 13

raising or lowering of a national flag; ceremonies held at 0800 and sunset

Question 14

working aloft

Answer 14

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

Question 15

chain locker

Answer 15

compartment in which anchor chain is stowed

Question 16

deep six

Answer 16

to dispose of by throwing over the sideensign

Question 17

gangway

Answer 17

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

Question 18

taps

Answer 18

time to sleep, end of day

Question 19

topside

Answer 19

upstairs

Question 20

overhead

Answer 20

ceiling

Question 21

turn to

Answer 21

begin work

Question 22

allotment

Answer 22

the amount of money a member has coming out of regular pay

Question 23

gear locker

Answer 23

storage room

Question 24

cast off

Answer 24

to throw offchain

Question 25

galley

Answer 25

kitchen

Question 26

adrift

Answer 26

loose from moorings and out of control

Question 27

secure

Answer 27

lock, put away, or stop work

Question 28

sickbay

Answer 28

hospital or medical clinic

Question 29

swab

Answer 29

mop

Question 30

barracks

Answer 30

building where sailors live

Question 31

below

Answer 31

downstairs

Question 32

reveille

Answer 32

wake up, start a new day

Question 33

chow hall/mess deck

Answer 33

place to eat

Question 34

fast

Answer 34

snugly secured

Question 35

liberty

Answer 35

permission to leave base (usually not more than 48 hours)

Question 36

brightwork

Answer 36

brass or shiny mental kept polished rather than painted

Question 37

fathom

Answer 37

a unit of length (equal to 6 ft) used for measuring the depth of water

Question 38

rating

Answer 38

a job specialty title

Question 39

buoy

Answer 39

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

Question 40

flag officer

Answer 40

any commissioned officer in pay grade O-7 or above

Question 41

general quarters

Answer 41

battle stations

Question 42

bunk/rack

Answer 42

bed

Question 43

lifeline

Answer 43

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

Question 44

passageway

Answer 44

hallway