Chapter+1+Vocabulary

**vessels ** : a craft bigger than a rowboat for navigation of the water.

**stays ** : a strong rope used to steady sth.

**booty ** : money or goods taken in war or robbery.

**prow ** : the bow of a ship.

**quartering winds ** : wind coming from the back or sides.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 14px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">baubles ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">: Trinkets; treasure

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 14px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">shaft ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">: the long handle of a weapon; arrow for a long boat.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 14px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">head wind ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">: wind blowing in in the direction opposite to a course of a ship or aircraft.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 14px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">hull ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">: the frame or body of a ship, flying boat, or airship.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 14px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">scudded ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">: to move or run swiftly.