Lifeboat Definitions

Useful Words

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Cabin : حجرہ , Foundering : کشتی کا ڈوبنا , Cutter : ایک چھوٹی سمندری کشتی , Cox : کشتی ران , Boatload : گاڑی پر لادنے کا سامان , Headfast : لنگر کی رسی , Whaleboat : ایک لمبی پتلی کشتی جو تیز سفر کے لئے بنائی ہو , Towboat : کھینچنے والی کشتی , Oil Tanker : ٹینکر , Container Ship : سامان لے جانے والا پانی کا جہاز , Ferry : کرائے پر چلنے والی کشتی , Scull : ایک قسم کا چپو , Sculler : چپو چلانے والا , Bimanual : دونوں ہاتہوں سے , Immersion : غرقابی , Running Light : پہلو سے آنے والی روشنی , Maroon : پھنسا چھوڑ دینا , Militarism : جارحیت , Chute : پیراشوٹ , Flotation Device : حفاظتی جیکٹ , Reship : دوبارہ مال کو ایک جہاز سے دوسرے جہاز میں منتقل کرنا , Acc : امریکی فضائی کمان , Hydrogen Peroxide : کسی چیز سے رنگ چھڑانہ , Oarsman : کشتی چلانے والا شخص , Navicular : کشتی نما , Boater : کشتی ران , Mail Boat : ڈاک لے جانے والی کشتی , Regatta : کشتی ڈور , Police Boat : پولیس کی کشتی , Steamboat : بھاپ سے چلنے والی کشتی , Brail : چھوٹا جال

Useful Words Definitions

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Cabin: small room on a ship or boat where people sleep.

Foundering: (of a ship) sinking.

Cutter: a boat for communication between ship and shore.

Cox: the helmsman of a ship`s boat or a racing crew.

Boatload: the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car.

Headfast: a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf.

Whaleboat: a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas.

Towboat: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.

Oil Tanker: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk.

Container Ship: a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes.

Ferry: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule.

Scull: a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward.

Sculler: someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward).

Bimanual: requiring two hands or designed for two people.

Immersion: sinking until covered completely with water.

Running Light: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow.

Maroon: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue.

Militarism: a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Chute: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall.

Flotation Device: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning.

Reship: place on a ship again or transfer to another ship.

Acc: a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft.

Hydrogen Peroxide: a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels.

Oarsman: someone who rows a boat.

Navicular: shaped like a boat.

Boater: someone who drives or rides in a boat.

Mail Boat: a boat for carrying mail.

Regatta: a meeting for boat races.

Police Boat: a boat used by harbor police.

Steamboat: a boat propelled by a steam engine.

Brail: a small net used to draw fish into a boat.