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