Jargon Flashcards

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Aft-end

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Near or toward the stern of the vessel

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All hands

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The entire ships company, both officers and enlisted.

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Allotment

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An amount of money a member has coming out of his regular pay

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Aye-Aye

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Reply to an order or command meaning “I understand and will comply.”

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5
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Barracks

A

Building where sailors live

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Below

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Downstairs

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Brightwork

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Brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted

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Bunk or Rack

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Bed

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Buoy

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An anchored float used as an aid to navigation or to mark the location of an object.

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Carry on

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An order to resume work duties

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Cast off

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To throw off; to let go; to unfurl

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Chain locker

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Compartment in which anchor chain is stowed

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13
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Chit, Chit book

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Coupon or receipt book

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Chow hall (Mess deck)

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Place to eat

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Colors

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Raising or lowering of a national flag, ceremonies held at 0800 and sunset for hoisting and hauling down the national ensign.

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16
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Deep six

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To dispose of by throwing over the side

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Ensign

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National flag; commissioned officer between the rank of chief warrant officer and lieutenant junior grad.

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18
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Fast

A

Snuggly secure

19
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Fathom

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A unit of length (equal to 6 feet) used for measuring the depth of water

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Flag officer

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Any commissioned officer in paygrade o-7 and above

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Galley

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Gangway

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An opening in a bulwark or lifeline that provides access to a brow or accommodation ladder; an order meaning to clear the wat

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Gear locker

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Storage room

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Geedunk

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Candy, gum, or cafeteria

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General quarters
Battle stations
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Liberty
Permission to leave the base (usually for not more than 48 hours)
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Lifeline
Lines erected around the weatherdecks of a ship to prevent personnel from falling or being washed over the side
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Overhead
Ceiling
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Passgeway
Hallway
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Quarters
Assembling of all hands for muster, instruction, and inspection
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Rating
A job specialty title
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Reveille
Wake up, start a new day
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Scullery
Place to wash dishes
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Scuttlebutt
Drinking fountain, a rumor
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Secure
Lock, put away or stop work
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Sickbay
Hospital or medical clinic
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Swab
Mop
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Taps
Time to sleep, end of day
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Tattoo
Five minutes before taps
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Topside
Upstairs
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Turn to
Begin work
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Working aloft
Working above the highest deck; generally performing maintenance on the ship's mast
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Adrift
Loose from moorings and out of control. (Applied to anything lost, out if hand, or left lying about.)