=Dock-yard.= A place where ships are built and repaired.
=Funnel.= Large sheet-iron tube extending from the uptake high above the deck, through which smoke and gases pass.
=Gangway.= Sides of upper deck from main-mast to mizzen-mast, or from the former to the break of a poop or raised quarter-deck; also a passage for entering or leaving vessel.
=Gross tonnage.= Entire cubical capacity of ship, including every inclosed space and all room under deck from stem to stern-post, if closed in and usable.
=Gunwale, gunnel.= Upper part of sheer-strake, where it comes in contact with upper deck stringer.
=Headlights.= Lights carried at the masthead.
=Hull.= The entire structure of a vessel, exclusive of equipment.
=Inner skin.= Planking or plating covering the inside of frames.
=Jack.= Name given to various sails, ropes, etc.
=Jib.= Triangular sail carried on a stay reaching from the foremast head or from topmast to the jib-boom.
=Keel.= Backbone of a vessel in wooden ships. Composed of great lengths of timber connected to each other by scarfs. In steel ships usually a set of plates from stem to stern.
=Even keel, uneven keel.= Designates the manner in which ship floats. If balanced evenly in a fore-and-aft direction she is on even keel, if depressed at head or stern she is on uneven keel.
=Keelson angle-bar.= Any angle-bar used in the construction of a keelson.
=Lanyards.= Short lengths of rope used to tighten up davit-guys, awnings, etc.
=Launching.= Sliding a boat into the water from the building-berth.
=Lee side.= Opposite to the side on which the wind blows.
=Lighter.= Large craft used to bring cargo alongside or to lighten a grounded vessel.
=List.= When one side of a vessel lies deeper in the water than the other; caused by shifting cargo, etc.
=Log.= Apparatus used to determine speed of a vessel.
=Main-mast.= Principal mast of a ship; the second mast counting from bow to stern.
=Marine engine.= Engine especially designed for the propulsion of boats.
=Mast.= A long piece, or system of pieces, of timber, placed nearly perpendicularly to the keelson of a vessel to support the spars and gear by which the sails are set. In modern practice, steel masts are built by riveting rolled plates together.