| rapt full | (naut.) (of a sail) filled with wind; with all sails full. | |
| strake | (naut. construction) a continuous course of planks (whence "lapstrake") | |
| vang | a guy rope used to steady a gaff. | |
| kellet | a weight placed partway down an anchor line to render the lower part more parallel to the bottom, hence more resistant to drag. | |
| Cape Horn fever | malingering. | |
| rainbow fashion | flying all code flags and pennants. |