大师作文网描述船舶的主要部分英文作文6到8句
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描述船舶的主要部分英文作文6到8句
BOARD--the side of a
vessel -; fm. the Old French bort, meaning ';edge, ship's side'. From this
reference word we get on board, out board, in board and boarding etc…
STARBOARD ;--the
right side of a vessel – slurring of "steering-board". Prior to the invention of
the modern rudder, an oar was hung over the right hand side of the ship in order
to steer. Indeed, the word rudder is a corruption of the old English word
rother, which simply means ‘oar or paddle’.
LARBOARD – the left
side of a vessel – slurring of "larder-board". Due to the need to keep the
vessel’s steering oar clear for manoeuvring, the left hand side of the ship was
put alongside the dock/wharf in order to load/off-load cargo or ‘larder’ the
ship – fm. the Latin word lardarium meaning ‘a room for storing
food’.
PORT – the left
side of a vessel – corruption of the French word portage, meaning ‘to
carry’, which you certainly had to do with all of the ship’s cargo. Same reason
as for larboard. Interestingly, all commercial harbours are historically called
‘ports’ because they’re places that sailors knew that they’d have to carry
something.
STERN – the
rearmost (blunt) end of a vessel – fm. the Norse word stjórn meaning
‘steering’. (Ref: STARBOARD)
BOW
– the front (pointy) end of a vessel – fm. the German
boog, meaning ‘shoulder’ or a ‘main branch of a tree’. A very stout piece
of timber was required to form the front of a vessel, due to the pounding it
took from the ocean, (more so if a ram was affixed there). The best part of a
tree for this job was then a main branch, or stem, for it’s strength and
flexibility. This led to the expression "from stem to stern".
HISTORIC NOTE -
: Vast forests were planted to produce
the desired woods required for shipbuilding – and the desired shapes (for
certain key pieces) were cultivated like giant bonsai trees.
Top
(top of
page)
DECK – a floor of
a ship. Originally, a canvas covering on a ship. Later, a solid surface serving
as a roof and floor. – fm. the Dutch word dec, meaning ‘covering, roof’
or dekken meaning ‘to cover’.
HEAD – the top of
a ship’s mast or rib. In the case of a rib, it would be a headpiece (or brace)
used to support something above it for strength.
DECKHEAD – today
it refers to the bottom of the deck above you (the ceiling), however it actually
refers to the rib braces supporting the entire deck (floor) above you. We refer
to the ship’s ribs as frames today.
BULKHEAD – a
barrier (wall) between separate compartments inside a ship. Originally, it was a
method of packing and securing loose cargo (something in bulk). Today it refers
to all internal and superstructure walls. A perfect example of ‘bulk-head’
packing is a warship’s ammunition magazine and how the individual shells are
stored.
HULL – the main
body of a ship, including the sides, bottom and deck but not the superstructure
or fittings. – fm. the Old English word hulu, meaning ‘seed shell or
fruit rind’.
HISTORIC
NOTE: – In ancient times
(pre-cannon), naval battles were little more than land battles fought on the
water. Ships would draw alongside each other and the soldiers would board (and
fight) like the infantry that they were or they’d ram each other. There was no
‘standing’ Navy per se, but ‘temporarily converted’ merchant ships, which had
been pressed into service. Indeed, the very word navy comes from the
Latin navis, which simply means ‘ship’. Eventually, advances in ship
design and weaponry meant that you didn’t have the luxury of time to convert
your merchant fleet into warships, a permanent class of warship was required.
FO"C"SLE – slurring of the word forecastle – the forward or bow
weather deck. In ancient times, merchant ships were pressed into service as
warships and would require a fighting conversion. This included the actual
building of an archery tower (a castle) on both the forward and after parts of
the ship. Most were constructed of light wood, for stability purposes, however
there are some historical cases of stone being employed. A quick way of writing
fo’c’sle is FX.
AFTERCASTLE – an
archaic reference to the after weather deck. Today this part of the ship is
called the Quarterdeck, however it is still written as AX (which can be
confusing, but this is the reason for it).
QUATERDECK – the
after weather deck. Literally a deck which ran 1/4th of the ships’
length from the stern. Traditionally, the position of command where the vessels’
master/captain would control the ship. He could best judge the wind and sea
direction from there, adjusting his sails and course accordingly.
Respect is always payed (salute or come briefly to
attention/doff cap) to the quarterdeck when boarding or leaving a ship as an
acknowledgment of the Captain’s authority (the Crown), however it has a more
ancient history.
Sailors are a superstitious lot, and the ocean is a
dangerous place, so they would erect a shrine to whichever god they hoped would
protect them. Of course, the most comfortable place on a sailing ship is at the
stern, so that’s where they placed the shrine and would pay homage to it
whenever they entered or left the ship. Interestingly, the vessel’s Master would
also act as their god’s priest (mess with the Captain and you mess with god!)
and this tradition has carried on to today. In particular, the performance of
marriage or burial at sea.
Top
(top of
page)
BRIDGE – the
command position of a modern, powered ship and a term that we have the stoker
trade to thank for. The first application of steam powered vessels involved
covered paddle-wheels amidships (port & starboard). The new maritime trade
of engineer (slang word of stoker is due to the shovelling of coal into
the furnace of the steam engine) had to do maintenance on these wheels and built
a bridge between them for ease of access. The Captain, on his quarterdeck, saw
that he could control this new powered vessel of his better from this bridge and
transferred his command position there. When it was later proven that screw
propellers are superior to paddle wheels (and that they’d solved the question of
piercing the hull with a propeller shaft without sinking the ship) the paddle
wheels were gone but the bridge remained.
HEADS – the
lavatory. Always pronounced in the plural. In the days of sail, the wind would
ideally come from astern or the quarters (45 degrees from astern). Therefore it
was prudent to go to the head of the ship (bow) to do your business (remembering
the saying "don’t piss into the wind"). You had a choice of which side of the
bow to use and this is why it’s referred to in the plural. (only the USN uses
the singular ‘head’)
vessel -; fm. the Old French bort, meaning ';edge, ship's side'. From this
reference word we get on board, out board, in board and boarding etc…
STARBOARD ;--the
right side of a vessel – slurring of "steering-board". Prior to the invention of
the modern rudder, an oar was hung over the right hand side of the ship in order
to steer. Indeed, the word rudder is a corruption of the old English word
rother, which simply means ‘oar or paddle’.
LARBOARD – the left
side of a vessel – slurring of "larder-board". Due to the need to keep the
vessel’s steering oar clear for manoeuvring, the left hand side of the ship was
put alongside the dock/wharf in order to load/off-load cargo or ‘larder’ the
ship – fm. the Latin word lardarium meaning ‘a room for storing
food’.
PORT – the left
side of a vessel – corruption of the French word portage, meaning ‘to
carry’, which you certainly had to do with all of the ship’s cargo. Same reason
as for larboard. Interestingly, all commercial harbours are historically called
‘ports’ because they’re places that sailors knew that they’d have to carry
something.
STERN – the
rearmost (blunt) end of a vessel – fm. the Norse word stjórn meaning
‘steering’. (Ref: STARBOARD)
BOW
– the front (pointy) end of a vessel – fm. the German
boog, meaning ‘shoulder’ or a ‘main branch of a tree’. A very stout piece
of timber was required to form the front of a vessel, due to the pounding it
took from the ocean, (more so if a ram was affixed there). The best part of a
tree for this job was then a main branch, or stem, for it’s strength and
flexibility. This led to the expression "from stem to stern".
HISTORIC NOTE -
: Vast forests were planted to produce
the desired woods required for shipbuilding – and the desired shapes (for
certain key pieces) were cultivated like giant bonsai trees.
Top
(top of
page)
DECK – a floor of
a ship. Originally, a canvas covering on a ship. Later, a solid surface serving
as a roof and floor. – fm. the Dutch word dec, meaning ‘covering, roof’
or dekken meaning ‘to cover’.
HEAD – the top of
a ship’s mast or rib. In the case of a rib, it would be a headpiece (or brace)
used to support something above it for strength.
DECKHEAD – today
it refers to the bottom of the deck above you (the ceiling), however it actually
refers to the rib braces supporting the entire deck (floor) above you. We refer
to the ship’s ribs as frames today.
BULKHEAD – a
barrier (wall) between separate compartments inside a ship. Originally, it was a
method of packing and securing loose cargo (something in bulk). Today it refers
to all internal and superstructure walls. A perfect example of ‘bulk-head’
packing is a warship’s ammunition magazine and how the individual shells are
stored.
HULL – the main
body of a ship, including the sides, bottom and deck but not the superstructure
or fittings. – fm. the Old English word hulu, meaning ‘seed shell or
fruit rind’.
HISTORIC
NOTE: – In ancient times
(pre-cannon), naval battles were little more than land battles fought on the
water. Ships would draw alongside each other and the soldiers would board (and
fight) like the infantry that they were or they’d ram each other. There was no
‘standing’ Navy per se, but ‘temporarily converted’ merchant ships, which had
been pressed into service. Indeed, the very word navy comes from the
Latin navis, which simply means ‘ship’. Eventually, advances in ship
design and weaponry meant that you didn’t have the luxury of time to convert
your merchant fleet into warships, a permanent class of warship was required.
FO"C"SLE – slurring of the word forecastle – the forward or bow
weather deck. In ancient times, merchant ships were pressed into service as
warships and would require a fighting conversion. This included the actual
building of an archery tower (a castle) on both the forward and after parts of
the ship. Most were constructed of light wood, for stability purposes, however
there are some historical cases of stone being employed. A quick way of writing
fo’c’sle is FX.
AFTERCASTLE – an
archaic reference to the after weather deck. Today this part of the ship is
called the Quarterdeck, however it is still written as AX (which can be
confusing, but this is the reason for it).
QUATERDECK – the
after weather deck. Literally a deck which ran 1/4th of the ships’
length from the stern. Traditionally, the position of command where the vessels’
master/captain would control the ship. He could best judge the wind and sea
direction from there, adjusting his sails and course accordingly.
Respect is always payed (salute or come briefly to
attention/doff cap) to the quarterdeck when boarding or leaving a ship as an
acknowledgment of the Captain’s authority (the Crown), however it has a more
ancient history.
Sailors are a superstitious lot, and the ocean is a
dangerous place, so they would erect a shrine to whichever god they hoped would
protect them. Of course, the most comfortable place on a sailing ship is at the
stern, so that’s where they placed the shrine and would pay homage to it
whenever they entered or left the ship. Interestingly, the vessel’s Master would
also act as their god’s priest (mess with the Captain and you mess with god!)
and this tradition has carried on to today. In particular, the performance of
marriage or burial at sea.
Top
(top of
page)
BRIDGE – the
command position of a modern, powered ship and a term that we have the stoker
trade to thank for. The first application of steam powered vessels involved
covered paddle-wheels amidships (port & starboard). The new maritime trade
of engineer (slang word of stoker is due to the shovelling of coal into
the furnace of the steam engine) had to do maintenance on these wheels and built
a bridge between them for ease of access. The Captain, on his quarterdeck, saw
that he could control this new powered vessel of his better from this bridge and
transferred his command position there. When it was later proven that screw
propellers are superior to paddle wheels (and that they’d solved the question of
piercing the hull with a propeller shaft without sinking the ship) the paddle
wheels were gone but the bridge remained.
HEADS – the
lavatory. Always pronounced in the plural. In the days of sail, the wind would
ideally come from astern or the quarters (45 degrees from astern). Therefore it
was prudent to go to the head of the ship (bow) to do your business (remembering
the saying "don’t piss into the wind"). You had a choice of which side of the
bow to use and this is why it’s referred to in the plural. (only the USN uses
the singular ‘head’)