| A boat in common parlance is a watercraft, | | | | depending upon the design, can be the |
| generally smaller in size to most ships. A boat | | | | wheelhouse or the cockpit. The toilet |
| consists of structures called hulls and some | | | | compartments are called the "heads," and a trip |
| system of propulsion, such as paddles, oars, a | | | | to relieve oneself is called the "head call." During |
| setting pole, a sail, paddlewheels and so forth. | | | | olden days, the cord used to maneuver a sailboat |
| The somewhat horizontal but arched structure | | | | was made of linen; today it is made of cotton. |
| that spans the boat's hull is known as the "deck." | | | | That cord is known as the "line." Though they |
| Unlike a ship, where there are numerous decks, a | | | | have their own names, "halyards" is the name |
| boat conventionally has just has one. The cabin's | | | | given to the cord used for raising flags or sails; |
| floor is called the 'sole.' The base of the deck is | | | | "sheets" control the sails' positioning.The cords and |
| known as the "deck head." The vertical | | | | the wire are collectively termed "rigging." The |
| "bulkheads" divide the internal area. Some | | | | cords and the wires that are set up before the |
| bulkheads are significant in the overall structure of | | | | boat sets for sail is referred to as standing rigging; |
| the boat. The boat's front side is known as the | | | | the cords that are used while the boat is in |
| bow (or prow); the back of the boat is the stern. | | | | motion is known as running rigging. For example, |
| The starboard and the port are the right and the | | | | the halyard or the sheet is part if the running |
| left sides of the boat, respectively. Today, the | | | | rigging, and the forestay is a part of the standing |
| command area of a big boat is called - perhaps | | | | rigging. |
| inappropriately - the "bridge." The bridge, | | | | |