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| a type of winch used esp. on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, esp. formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells. |
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| a spar extending forward from a ship's bow, to which the forestays are fastened. |
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| a safety rope on a ship’s deck, esp. a rope on the side of a ship's gangway or ladder for support in walking or climbing. |
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| the forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters. |
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| the sails just below the skysails. |
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| The ropes stteadying the tops of the masts. |
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| A ladder named for the ladder to haven that Jacob saw in a dream. |
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