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1 AMIDSHIPS: in the middle or center of a shipThe superstructure is located amidships.
2 AMPHIBIOUS: ability to operate both on land and waterAmphibious tanks went ashore before troops.
3ANCHOR: a heavy object lowered into the water to keep a ship from drifting. They dropped the anchor where the ship was out of range of the guns on shore.
4ANCHOR: to drop de anchor or tie the ship to something.They anchored the ship to the pier while they loaded supplies.
5 ANTIAIRCRAFT: ground-or ship-based weapons used against aircraft.The airplane was shot down by antiaircraft guns.
6 ASHORE: on land, off the base or station, on liberty.The sailors like to go ashore when the ship is in port.
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7 ABANDON SHIP: order for all on board to leave the ship.The captain ordered the crew abandon ship just after the torpedo struck the destroyer
8 ABOARD: on or in a vessel base or station.All hands were aboard and the ship was ready to sail.“Welcome aboard”
9 ADMIRAL: naval officer rank equal to general.The Admiral commands a fleet of ships
10 AFLOAT: staying on the surface of the water without help from other objects.The lifeboats remained afloat until the sailors were rescued.
11 AFT: toward the rear or the stern of a ship.His quarters were aft.
12 AIRCRAFT CARRIER: a ship that carriers aircraft and servers as their base.The flight deck on an aircraft carrier is large and flat so that planes may take off and land on it.
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13 ASTERN: to the rear or behind the shipThe ship pulled the damaged vessel astern.
14 AYE, AYE, SIR: an answer to a command or order meaning “yes”“Aye, aye, sir, at once”.
15 BARRACKS: housing for military personnelMost military personnel live in barracks.
16 BATTLESHIP: one of a class of large warships with heavy armor and big guns.The “Missouri” was the last battleship built by the U.S. Navy.
17 BAY: a wide extension of water from a sea or lake into the land.The ship sailed into the bay and dropped anchor.
18 BEACHHEAD: land next to water, taken and held by attacking forcesWe took a beachhead on the island.
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19 BEAM (OF SHIP): the width of a shipThe beam of the ship is 95 feet.
20 BELL: a signal every half hour to mark the periods of the watchThe watch ends at eight bells.
21 BELLOW: on a lower deckThe men carried the supplies below.
22 BOATSWAIN: the man in charge of the deck crewThe boatswain had the sailors swab the deck.
23 BOW: the front end of a shipThe waves came over the bow of the ship.
24 BREACK OPEN: To make new equipment available for useThe working party could not start because the boatswain had not broken open the new supplies.