"Ashore" redirects here. For the June Tabor album, see
Ashore (album).
This list of ship directions provides succinct definitions for terms applying to spatial orientation in a marine environment or location on a vessel, such as fore, aft, astern, aboard, or topside.
Terms
Abaft (preposition): at or toward the stern of a ship, or further back from a location, e.g. "the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast".[1]
Aft (adjective): toward the stern (rear) of a ship.[1] For example, "Able Seaman Smith; lie aft!" or "What's happening aft?". Comparative is "after", e.g. "the mizzenmast is after than the mainmast". The difference between "aft" and "stern" is that aft is the inside (on board) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to the outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel. The stern is opposite the bow, the outside (offboard) of the front of the boat. The term derives from the
Old Englishæftan (“behind”).
Adrift: floating in the water without propulsion.
Aground: resting on the
shore or wedged against the sea floor.[3]
Centerline or centreline: an imaginary, central line drawn from the bow to the stern.[1]
Fore or forward: at or toward the front of a ship or further ahead of a location (opposite of "aft")[1] Preposition form is "before", e.g. "the mainmast is before the mizzenmast".
"Ashore" redirects here. For the June Tabor album, see
Ashore (album).
This list of ship directions provides succinct definitions for terms applying to spatial orientation in a marine environment or location on a vessel, such as fore, aft, astern, aboard, or topside.
Terms
Abaft (preposition): at or toward the stern of a ship, or further back from a location, e.g. "the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast".[1]
Aft (adjective): toward the stern (rear) of a ship.[1] For example, "Able Seaman Smith; lie aft!" or "What's happening aft?". Comparative is "after", e.g. "the mizzenmast is after than the mainmast". The difference between "aft" and "stern" is that aft is the inside (on board) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to the outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel. The stern is opposite the bow, the outside (offboard) of the front of the boat. The term derives from the
Old Englishæftan (“behind”).
Adrift: floating in the water without propulsion.
Aground: resting on the
shore or wedged against the sea floor.[3]
Centerline or centreline: an imaginary, central line drawn from the bow to the stern.[1]
Fore or forward: at or toward the front of a ship or further ahead of a location (opposite of "aft")[1] Preposition form is "before", e.g. "the mainmast is before the mizzenmast".