Sailors words meaning

[ScottyLee]

Back a few years ago someone posted a link to a website that had lots of the meanings of sailers words and how the are incorporated into our everyday life. Does anyone else remember this post?

 

[mad4wrecks]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but it may help.

http://www.termisti.refer.org/nauterm/dicten.htm

 

[ScottyLee]

That's a great link. The one I remember told about how the everyday words we use derived from Spanish and old Seamens words. It was post in this forum at least five or six years ago.

 

[mad4wrecks]

http://www.prismnet.com/gibbonsb/words.words.words.html

 

[ScottyLee]

Another great site......but still not the one from years ago. That last site has some really cool info.

 

[ivan salis]

talk like a pirate?

theres many a "special word" from the sailor world thats came ashore --overhead (for ceiling) --deck (for floor)-- bulkhead (for wall)-- trim (for both balancing the ballast & sails)---

since many early explorers were spanish --many spanish words became common words in many places .

 

[ScottyLee]

Ivan I think you are getting close....it was a whole list of words like that.