Sailors use certain terms when they talk about their ships and shout instructions to sail in a certain direction. Here are just a few words you might hear them say:
-- Mast: a long pole rising from the deck of a ship that supports the sail.
-- Stern: the rear end of a ship.
-- Aft: near or toward the back of a ship.
-- Bow: the forward part of a ship.
-- Galley: the kitchen on a ship.
-- Rudder: a flat piece of wood or metal attached upright to the rear end of a ship so it can be turned, causing the ship's head to turn in the same direction.
