I now know the difference between warf and quay
I like that. I really like that.
It needs a name. I propose "Definition Matrix".
There are books out there about nautical language.
And water-air temperature with associated risk
Do you know the difference between flotsam and jetsam?
Great question, I am stumped.
I have heard flotsam used before. Had to lookup jetsam. May be heard to tell the difference unless dead bodies or parts of the Hull or rigging were afloat.
Quote from: CayugaSailor on May 07, 2018, 11:07:02 AM
Do you know the difference between flotsam and jetsam?
Flotsam, according to my Sailing dictionary, is anything floating in the water from which there is no response when an offer of a cocktail is made. Jetsam is shipboard refuse unceremoniously dumped over the side with no attention to nautical niceties.
Does that clarify the distinction?
Flotsam: Floating material not intentionally discarded.
Jetsam: Floating material that has been intentionally discarded, or jettisoned.
I could be wrong. Ask my wife.
Where does "dock" fit in the original matrix? Seems like it would extend from shore but non-permanent structure?