Cool phrases about real sailors. Sea
A
Autonomy - duration of voyage without replenishment of fuel, water and food.
Water area — limited area of water surface.
Anticyclone - an area of high atmospheric pressure with air moving around its center.
Axiometer - indicator of the angle of deflection of the rudder blade or the axis of the propeller relative to the centerline plane of the vessel.
Arneson drive - type of transmission with a horizontal shaft.
Afterpeak- the outermost aft compartment of the ship.
Sternpost- the stern end of the vessel, an element of the hull. It can be framed on the transom or a continuation of the keel beam.
B
Baken - floating navigation sign installed at anchor.
Ballast- a liquid or solid cargo placed inside or outside the hull of a ship, providing the necessary stability and draft. It may also turn out to be redundant and talk a lot.
Baller - a vertical shaft that drives the rudder blade.
Jar— 1. A seat on undecked boats that also serves as a spacer between the sides. 2.Separately located shoal of limited size. 3. Container for storing worms.
Bar— 1. Alluvial shoal in the coastal zone. 2. A unit of pressure approximately equal to 1 atmosphere.
Barhout- thickening of the outer hull of the ship in the area of the waterline.
Beidewind- the course of the yacht, at which the diametrical plane of the vessel in relation to the wind direction is less than 90 degrees.
Seizing- ligation of thick cables with a thinner line.
Buttocks- lines of a theoretical drawing, giving an idea of the volumetric shape of the body.
Batoport— movable dry dock wall.
Beam- a transverse beam connecting the side branches of the frame, an element of the hull frame.
Bitt— a stand for fastening cables on large cruising yachts.
Bon- a fixed floating structure for mooring small vessels and other purposes and work.
Bora- aka Nord-East.
Barrel- barrel. Large float on a dead anchor. Facilitates the process of anchoring in difficult places. "Stand on a barrel."
Brand watch- a vessel installed to monitor something (someone).
Windlass— deck mechanism for raising the anchor.
Bridle- anchor cable, chain, rope, fixed with the root end to the anchor in the ground, and with the running end - to the barrel, boom.
Breeze- a coastal breeze that changes its direction during the day, due to the temperature difference between day and night between land and sea.
Throwing end- throwing end.
Broching— for sailing yachts: a sharp loss of controllability in a tailwind with the rudder coming out of the water and falling onto the chine.
Buoy- floating navigation sign.
Buyrep- a cable, an anchor on the trend and a buoy on the surface. Indicates the location of the anchor and makes it easier to subsequently remove it when lifting.
IN
Vessel's roughness- a significant drawback is the property of the vessel to tilt due to insignificant external forces at large angles and very slowly return back to the equilibrium position. It is strongly manifested on ships with low stability.
Waterways- a bed on the open deck for water flow. Also used in the meaning of beams on the sides, as part of the deck flooring.
Waterline- the boundary of two environments, clearly visible on the ship’s hull. Of course, it depends on the load.
Spindle anchors- anchor rod.
Verp- auxiliary anchor.
Swivel— hinged connection of the spar. The fishing swivel is the younger brother.
Milestone- floating navigation sign. Guards hazards and indicates the sides of the fairway.
Vessel displacement- the amount of water that is displaced by the underwater part of a ship afloat. The amount of water displaced is equal to the mass of the entire boat.
- a jet engine that uses acceleration from the ejection of water through a nozzle.
Choose- pull up, pull on the tackle.
G
Harbor- coastal anchorage for ships, protected from the wind.
Huck- hook
Galfind- for sailing ships - a course with a center plane angle and wind direction of 90 degrees.
Latrine- toilet
Tack- wind direction relative to the hull. For example, starboard tack means the wind is to starboard.
Helmport— a cutout in the stern for routing the stock.
Planing- a mode of movement in which the ship’s hull is supported on the surface of the water only due to hydrodynamic forces, and not due to Archimedes. Possible only when a certain speed is reached and on planing hull lines (very low deadrise at the transom). Launching flat stones like a pancake across the water is a variant of planing. The stone will sink when stopped, but when planing, Archimedes' forces do not act, and if the required speed is maintained, a flat stone will be able to cross the Atlantic, provided there is absolute calm, of course.
D
Magnetic compass deviation— deviation of compass indicators associated with the action of the ship’s own magnetic field.
Deadwood— 1. The underwater parts of the ship’s points from the stern and bow, associated with the keel. 2. Outboard motor leg housing.
Smart things- the general name for various parts and small things included in the necessary and not so necessary equipment of the ship.
Vessel diametral plane- a vertical imaginary plane passing through the stem and sternpost.
Trim— inclination of the ship’s hull in the longitudinal vertical plane relative to the water surface.
Drek- small anchor on boats and tenders.
Drektov— anchor rope of the drek.
Drifting— drift of the boat relative to the course due to the influence of winds, but without taking into account currents.
AND
Vessel survivability— the reliability of the vessel and its ability to maintain its characteristics, even with severe damage.
Z
Pawn— 1. Secure the end of the rope. 2. Make a turn.
AND
True course— course taking into account deviation and magnetic declination.
Bend- bend of the river bed.
TO
Cable— 185.2 m — 1/10 nautical mile.
Galley- kitchen
Cavitation- shock loads arising as a result of the collapse of bubbles of steam or gas, which were formed as a result of a critical decrease in pressure and met the boundary of a high pressure area. The result of this encounter can be impacts on the edge of the propeller with a force comparable to a hammer blow. As a result, the edges of the blades become chipped, which is why this phenomenon is also called cavitation erosion.
Cardinal system- a system for installing marine navigational danger signs, in which their detour and maneuvers are closely related to the cardinal points.
Cartushka- a part of a magnetic compass that determines the direction of the magnetic meridian.
Deadrise- characteristics of the transverse profile of the boat hull. It is measured by a numerical characteristic at the transom and at the midships - deadrise angles.
Knecht- a metal thing for securing mooring ends.
Stern- the rear end of the ship. Whaleboat stern is spicy. The transom is a flat cut at the stern.
Keel- the main beam of a longitudinal set of various materials, located in the center plane. A keel boat may not have this device, but the deadrise will be formed by the joint of the skin sheets. Inflatable keelboats have an inflatable keelson, which, when inflated, rests on one side against the floor, and on the other, it pulls on the bottom fabric, cut in a special way, which creates the deadrise.
Keelblock— support for dry storage of the boat.
Wake— 1. The line of passage of ships in conditions of ice formation. 2. Formation of ships following the same line.
Wake jet- a trace on the water behind a moving ship.
Kilson- on rigid hulls - connection of frames in the bottom area.
Kippah- a horned device on the deck or sides for retracting sheets or springs.
Hawse— a hole in the body with a protective edging for wiring the gear. For example, an anchor chain.
Knitsa- a triangular or diamond-shaped plate connecting the elements of the body set.
Knop- a thickening or knot at the end of a rope.
Cockpit— open space on the upper deck for crew work. For example, for fishing or sunbathing. On good yachts, the cockpit can be easily recognized by the presence of a folding table with a bottle of wine.
Coaming— a waterproof threshold at the entrance to the wheelhouse or cabin.
Compass- main navigation device.
Compass heading- compass course.
End- any non-metallic cable or line.
Fender- a consumable material that softens the impacts of the hull on the pier or on other ships during mooring, departure and maneuvers. Fenders can be inflatable, wicker - expensive exclusive and simply stuffed with hemp. It is not recommended to enter a marina without fenders where very expensive yachts are moored.
Cruising speed— the most economical mode of boat movement. Each has its own and depends on many factors.
All-round fire- all-round fire.
Vessel heading- the angle between the northern part of the meridian and the direction of movement.
L
Tacking- on sailing yachts - moving to the intended point against the wind, by constantly changing the course, changing tacks.
Lag- a device for measuring speed and distance traveled.
Lagom mooring - mooring side to side.
Lateral system— navigation system for installing navigation signs. Used mainly in inland waters. Uses the principle of designating the axis of the navigation channel or its right and left edges.
Leventik- for sailing yachts - the position of the bow against the wind when the sail begins to idle.
Leer- handrail or fencing in the form of a tensioned cable.
Likpaz- the groove into which the lyctros fits.
Pilot— section of navigation. Cunning navigational aids for a particular navigation area - also called pilotage.
Pilot- a person who has a navigational guide or knows the navigation area by heart.
Luke- hatch.
M
Brand- sealing the end of a sheet or cable, or marking it for a specific purpose.
Lighthouse- lighthouse.
Midship- an imaginary line of intersection of the outer surface of the boat’s hull with a cross section that divides its overall length into equal parts.
nautical mile- the arc length of the meridian of planet Earth is 1 degree. Due to the difference in latitudes in different places on the planet, it has different meanings. The international value is 1852 meters.
N
Naval- contact of the hull with the pier or another vessel, occurring as a result of inertia.
Windward- located closer to the wind.
Superstructure- a closed deck structure from side to side.
Knights— tackle for securing equipment. A necessary thing in a storm.
ABOUT
Observation— determination of location using objects with known coordinates.
Overkill- an unpleasant thing that inevitably entails an unplanned bath.
Overstay— for sailing yachts — changing tack with the bow crossing the wind line.
Ogon- a loop at the end of a cable or rope. An insert in a loop for protection against wear made of metal, leather, etc. is also called an ogon.
Possess- slow down the inertia of the ship.
Draft- the distance from the surface of the water to the lowest point of the vessel.
Stability- an important factor determining the ability of a boat, removed from a position of equilibrium under the influence of external forces, to return to its original position.
Go-ahead- a method of signaling when ships pass by using a person with flags or flashlights.
Fuck off- move away.
Give away- untie.
P
Pal— support for mooring. Sometimes also used to mean a locking pin.
Payol- flooring on the bottom of the boat.
Bearing- the angle formed by the meridian line and the line passing through the observer and the observed object.
Bulkhead— a wall separating the compartments of the body.
Pass sign- a coastal sign indicating the place where the fairway passes from one bank to another.
Stanchion— support for absorbing vertical loads of the body.
Gunwale- beam of the upper edge of the bulwark.
Podvolok- ceiling cladding in the ship's premises.
Valance- overhang of the stern of the ship.
Pick up- the same as choosing.
Half the wind— galfind.
Pontoon- floating structure.
Rest bar, rest stop— A beam of various materials running along the side. It works in conjunction with the fenders, but by itself only protects our boat from the pile-up.
Sterndrive- type of transmission with a horizontal shaft. Despite the fact that the engine itself is located inside the hull of the boat, thanks to the use of a cardan transmission, it allows the column to operate like an outboard motor - recline when hitting an obstacle and adjust the angle of attack.
R
Redan- can be transverse and longitudinal. A ledge, a step on the bottom of planing fast boats and speedboats. Without affecting hydrodynamics too much, the longitudinal steps serve to stabilize the movement and correct the wetted surface, a kind of “wet” triangle that is formed during planing mode. Transverse steps are designed to reduce the wetted surface at high speeds. However, the use of redans of both types should be made only after rather complicated calculations. By applying hull modifications without hydrodynamic calculations and a bunch of characteristics, you can quite significantly deteriorate the ship's performance. For each hull, reputable manufacturers use redans only after a series of test tests in the pool and full-size in open water, which, together with the calculations of the designers, determine their number and configuration. In the displacement mode, the redans, especially the transverse ones, play a negative role.
Reverse- changing the direction of action to the opposite. Definition for motors. On suspended babies, up to 3.5 hp, reverse is carried out by turning the motor around its axis. On older engines - by shifting the gear lever. Essentially, engaging reverse gear.
Raid- open coastal part of the water surface. The roadstead is intended for mooring ships at anchors or buoys and mooring barrels.
Railing- deck fencing in the form of posts with cables, forming a kind of bulwark.
Recession— a niche in the stern for an outboard motor.
Reef- rock in shallow water.
Reef, take a reef— for sailboats — reduce the sail area by using special gear.
Rolls anchor— a device to facilitate the release/raising of the anchor. The roller can also have an anchor rope or chain stopper.
Chopping- a structure on the deck that leaves a passage on the sides.
Rumba- division of the compass card, a flat angle equal to 1/32 of a circle, 11.25 degrees.
Tiller— steering lever on the stock, or on the outboard motor.
Locker- a closed box for personal belongings or ship property.
Rym- a ring or half-ring, most often metal. It has a bunch of attachment points and it depends on what task a particular eyeball performs. For example, a mooring eye on the bow of a boat.
Bell- a type of chiming of a ship's bell. Recently, the bell itself has begun to be called a bell, which, in general, is incorrect.
WITH
Skeg- the lower part of the gearbox of an outboard motor or an angular column, a feather-fin. Some yacht steering devices also have a skeg - a profile in front of the rudder blade.
Slip- an inclined surface extending into the water and designed specifically for launching ships. On the slip you can also observe many funny situations that occur when boats are launched from the trailer.
Demolition— drift of the vessel from the course under the influence of the current without taking into account the winds.
IALA system- a system for fencing navigational hazards adopted by the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities.
Cheekbone- in addition to the human one, it also exists on the hull of the ship; it represents the steepest bend of the side in the bow of the ship. Depending on the design and purpose, ships can be round-chine or sharp-chine.
Slan— removable bottom flooring.
Leading signs— paired signs along the banks.
Stop anchor- spare or auxiliary anchor.
Ship's role— a detailed list of crew and positions, time of arrival/departure on board.
Ship's passage- inland shipping routes marked on the map and navigational signs.
Gangway- portable ladder.
T
Rigging— a set of gear. It can be standing or running.
Lanyard- swivel with thread for tie.
Buoy- a float to indicate the location of the anchor.
Register ton- 2.83 cubic meters, 100 cubic feet.
Beam- the direction towards the object, which is perpendicular to the center plane of the vessel. The traverse can be right or left, and the distance to the object is the traverse distance.
Poison- loosen, hold. The reverse action is to choose.
Transom plate— an adjustable plate behind the transom, making it easier to enter the planing mode and reducing the running trim.
Ladder— outboard — for lifting/lowering people. Internal - a staircase for communication between rooms at different levels.
Trend- connection of the legs and spindle of the anchor.
Hold- the lower space on a ship under the floor, deck.
U
Knot- a naval unit of speed equal to 1 nautical mile per hour. On inland shipping routes, km/h is still used.
Duck- two-horn casting, often metal. Serves for easy fastening of cables and ropes to it.
F
False- gear for lifting all sorts of things.
Falin- a cable on the bow of the boat.
Bulwark— side plating of the deck above its level.
Fairway- a place for the safe passage of ships, with navigational signs.
Fordewind- for sailboats - a course that coincides with the direction of the wind.
Fordeck- bow part of the deck.
Forepeak— bow compartment to the first bulkhead.
stem- the bow beam of the ship, turning into the keel.
Freebort- freeboard.
Footstock— a pole with divisions to control the water level.
C
Cyclone - A large air vortex around an area of low pressure.
Sh
Shvartov— cable, rope for mooring.
Mooring- a set of actions associated with parking a boat.
Mooring device-all kinds of devices to facilitate the mooring process.
Shearstreck- one of the side plating belts, thicker than the others. Adjacent to the upper deck.
Schlag- one turn of the rope.
Frame- a transverse part of the ship's skeleton, a stiffener, part of the skeleton.
Spatzia- distance between frames.
Scupper- hole for draining excess water.
Spring— mooring lines from the bow to the stern and vice versa.
Sturtros— a cable for connecting the steering wheel with the tiller, stock or PLM.
I
Yacht- a recreational vessel without tonnage limitation.
Aphorisms and quotes about the sea
The sea attracts people with its vast expanses and frightens people with its unknown depths. For many peoples over the centuries, it was the sea that was the source of food and the opportunity to move forward, therefore aphorisms and quotes about the sea are found quite often and belong to different authors. The sea is still a source of inspiration for writers and poets, for artists and actors, so aphorisms and quotes about the sea are full of charm and reflect its eternal variability and indomitable power.“We sailors work for money like horses and spend it like donkeys.”
Tobias Smollett
“The sea is everything! His breath is pure and life-giving. In its vast desert, a person does not feel lonely, because around him he feels the beat of life.”
J. Verne
“You can’t play tricks with the sea... You can’t flatter yourself... It’s everyone on the shore who learns these dirty tricks, but in the ocean you need to have a brave soul and a clear conscience.”
K. Stanyukovich
“A sailor without a sea needs either the sea again or new love”
A. Perez-Reverte
“There is nothing more hopelessly monotonous than the sea, and I am not surprised at the cruelty of pirates.”
James Russell
"The Pacific Ocean - the Mediterranean Sea of the Future"
Alexander Herzen
"All rivers flow into the sea, but the sea does not overflow"
Ecclesiastes
“Quarrels on a ship are a terrible thing, my friend, and with them there is no sailing, but, one might say, just an abomination... On the shore you quarreled and separated, but there is nowhere to go at sea... always in front of each other.. "Remember this and restrain yourself if you have a hot temper... Sailors need to live as a friendly family."
K. Stanyukovich
"The sea is the great reconciliator"
F. Iskander
“The best cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.”
Spike Milligan
“When should a rat leave the ship if it is the captain?”
V. Shenderovich
“The sea is not subject to despots. On the surface of the seas they can still commit lawlessness, wage wars, and kill their own kind. But at a depth of thirty feet under water they are powerless, here their power ends!
J. Verne
“If the sea does not overflow, it is only because Providence has taken care to supply the ocean waters with sponges.”
Alphonse Allais
“It is necessary to travel the sea; life is not so necessary"
Pompey the Great
“A seaman must always remember God. Water is not a dry way. Don’t joke with her and don’t think too much about yourself... a person who has been to the sea and has an understanding in himself must certainly be simple in soul, and compassionate towards people, and reasonable in mind, and have courage for the reason that At sea, death is always in sight"
K. Stanyukovich
“Victims of legendary shipwrecks who died prematurely, I know: it was not the sea that killed you, it was not hunger that killed you, it was not thirst that killed you! Rocking on the waves to the plaintive cries of the seagulls, you died of fear."
Alain Bombard
"In Charles II's navy there were gentlemen and sailors, but the sailors were not gentlemen, and the gentlemen were not sailors"
Thomas Macaulay
"Sea and sky - two symbols of infinity"
Giuseppe Mazzini
“The captain on his ship is first after God, because he is not allowed to take his wife on board.”
Yanina Ipohorskaya
“The sea is eternal movement and love, eternal life”
J. Verne
“Vulnerability at sea is just as dangerous as vulnerability on land.”
P. Stolypin
“The view of the sea always makes a deep impression; it is the embodiment of that infinite which continually attracts thought and in which it is continually lost.”
Anna Stahl
“I love transatlantic ships. These are luxury hospitals for healthy people."
Salvador Dali
“Who would have thought that not even a hundred years would pass before it would turn out to be not submarine ships created to destroy “their own kind” that would become science fiction, but that words about a peaceful sea and the absence of the threat of destruction of its inhabitants would become fantastic”
J. Verne
"Sea? I love him madly, sitting on the beach"
Douglas Jerrold
“The most pleasant thing in sailing is the proximity of the shore, and in land navigation - the proximity of the sea”
Plutarch
“The sea connects the countries it divides”
Alexander Pop
“Look at the ocean, isn’t it a living thing? Sometimes angry, sometimes tender!”
J. Verne
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Marine slang is no longer only at sea
The sea has become so absorbed into our lives (and I’m not just talking about those who are now somewhere in the eastern part of the Sakhalin shelf) that its echoes can be seen everywhere, even in the most forgotten corner of the earth: vests, anchors, chains and chains, sea green, ships and schooners (from huge monuments to microscopic sailboats inside glass bottles) - all this is an integral part of our life. I have no doubt that in every home there is a piece of the sea.
The same can be said not only about things, but also about words. We, without noticing it ourselves, use nautical expressions in our speech: “ends in the water”, “rush”, “new guy”, “net” (in the sense of a lazy person). What can we say about people for whom the sea is their whole life. From the examples that I gave, it is clear that over time, some nautical phrases, having passed into ordinary life, began to be used in a different sense, while others, on the contrary, are associated only with the sea and give speech a specific “professional” connotation of naval culture.
And to the attention of all those for whom the sea is not an empty phrase, I offer a selection of sea slang, which may make you laugh and enrich your vocabulary with new colorful expressions.
British sailors' slang:
To be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Its meaning is that a person finds himself in a difficult situation when he has to choose between “the devil and the abyss of the sea.”
To be taken back. Initially, the expression was associated with blowing wind into a sail. Gradually it acquired a new meaning, referring to people rather than objects: to be taken by surprise, to be startled or stunned.
Give (smb/smt) a wide berth. For sailors, go around at a sufficient distance or give space at the anchorage to another vessel. In everyday life, this phrase can be heard in the meaning of “stay away”, “stay away”.The bitter end. A "bitt" is a bollard on a pier to which a ship is securely moored. In everyday life, the phrase is used to mean “until the very end.”
High and dry. Speaking about the ship - if it is pulled out or thrown ashore or is aground. Speaking about a person - if he is left with nothing.
Naturally, British naval slang is not without a sense of humor:
To swallow the anchor- to retire
Bubblehead– diver
Chicken Chernobyl– Chernobyl-style chicken curry, the hottest curry in the world
Putting the Queen to bed- this is what British sailors affectionately call the lowering of the Royal Navy flag at sunset
And this is how one sailor answered his dentist’s question, “What are you complaining about?”: Tis from the aftermost grinder aloft on the starboard side(The stern molar hurts from above, on the right side)
Don't forget about drinking:“Let’s drink to the bottom!” - one of the many toasts of sailors. The owners of cargo ships were forced to ensure that workers carefully placed the cargo on the bottom and did not throw it. Hence the toast “To the bottom!”, which arose at the end of the 19th century.
Drinking a Toast- make a toast
Proclaiming a toast to health is a very old tradition. But few people know that the tradition was started by the families of English sailors. Usually they threw a piece of fried bread (toast) into the punch or mulled wine and drank to the health of those at sea.
Some of the slang of Russian sailors:
A well-known term "emergency" comes from the English words “over” and “all” - that is, “all to the top”
Expression "new guy" has long meant a young and inexperienced sailor. And it comes from herring fish (small herring). They say that just as herring is not yet a real fish, so the owner of this nickname is not yet a real sailor.
Word "half" is a tracing paper of the English fall under, that is, “to fall down.” As an example of this expression, V. Dahl gives the following phrase: “Polundra, I’m flying myself! - the sailor shouted, falling from the Mars.
In a word "net" in the meaning of “lazy” they began to call sailors whose duties included giving the seasick admiral something like a sack every time he felt unwell. Compared to the hard labor of other sailors, these duties were laughable. This net, by the way, gives rise to the saying “they don’t catch butterflies in the navy.”
Tell stories - tell incredible stories. For sailors, “to poison” means to release or loosen the cable.
And finally, French maritime expressions:
Prendre une biture(take a bay of anchor rope) - drink to your heart's content. The original expression meant taking a sufficient length of rope, and in the mid-19th century it became the meaning of an indecent dose of alcohol.
Une vielille baderne(old rag) - someone who is no longer good for anything, an old nag.
Aller / navigator de conserve(go canned) - go together. In the 16th century, a “cannery” was a group of ships that sailed together to make it easier to defend against pirates (“canned food” from the verb “conserver” - to protect, protect, preserve).
Etre en nage(to be swimming) - to get wet from sweat. This expression can be used both literally and figuratively.
Tomber en panne(to fall into a drift) - to break down, to be faulty. From the word “panne”, by the way, comes the voice radiotelephone signal “pan-pan”, indicating the occurrence of an emergency situation on a ship, aircraft, etc.
Etre du même bord(to be on the same side) - to be a supporter, to have the same opinion/views. In the 17th century, the ship itself was called "side". While on board, passengers, sailors or soldiers forgot their ranks and positions on land in order to together defend the ship in the face of dangers, storms and attacks.
Quelle galHere!(what a galley!) - what bad luck!, sheer punishment! (exclamation at life difficulties, problems, difficult situations). In general, the connection with galley rowers is obvious.
Branle bas de combat(beds down to battle) - turmoil, vanity, disorganized excitement, emergency work. The command "berths down to fight" was given when the ship was attacked by the enemy. The sailors then had to unhook the hammocks they slept on to have more space during battle.
Avoir du vent dans la voile(to have wind in your sails) - to be drunk, to walk staggering. The expression compares a drunken person to a ship that wanders on the water under the influence of the wind in an uncertain direction. In addition, with a tailwind, the ship tilted towards the bow, also like a drunk.
Avoil le compas dans l"œil(have a compass in the eye) - accurately determine the distance without instruments. The origin of the expression is attributed to Michelangelo.
Marcher à la voile età la vapeur(to sail and under steam) - to be bisexual. The expression metaphorically refers to the era of steam ships, when ships used both steam engines and sails.
Contre vents et marr
ees(against the wind and tides) - in defiance of the elements, no matter what.
Mettre le grapin sur...(put the hook on...) - take possession of something by force, take it into your hands. We are talking about a grappling hook that clung to the side of an enemy ship. With the help of several such abandoned hooks, the ships were pulled towards each other.
And sailors also have their own humorous language. For years he perfected himself in the seas and oceans. Although some expressions have firmly entered everyday life on the shore: in films about sailors and in literature. And especially tricky words probably slip into the conversations of your sailor friends. Interesting jargon.
We publish some of the famous “sea words” with translation into “earthly language”
AUTOMATIC MACHINE – second electromechanic (responsible for ship automation).
ADMIRAL'S CABIN - a humorous designation for the cabin at the stern of the ship. On old sailing ships, the best cabins (admiral's, captain's, shipowners') were usually located at the stern. “I live in the “admiral’s” - that’s what the fishermen called the cabin at the stern. Perhaps in the days of sailing ships the stern was a comfortable place. But now there is a screw. And, alas, not silent.
ANTRYAPKIN - Antwerp.
ARTELKA - a room for storing ship provisions.
CORMORANT - a hungry person on a ship who constantly wants to eat and is in the galley area. CORMORANTS - all seagulls. CORMORANT - eat not according to schedule.
EGGPLANT is the black member of the team.
BARZHEVIK (BARZHAK, BARSHEVIK) (English) – 1. colloquial. sailor sailing on a barge. 2. decomposition trans. - rude, blasphemous. In England, these sailors, even among sailors, are considered unsurpassed “masters” of warfare. Hence – (English) “to swear like a barzhevik (barzhak).”
“The bargevik, in a torn, dirty sheepskin coat... running fussily along the side, took the mooring lines and immediately jumped on board.”
BARMALEY, BMRTOS - BMRT (Large Freezer Fishing Trawler).
BARYGA - artel worker (sailor, head of the food pantry).
BACILLA is an inexperienced boatswain who sometimes does more harm than good.
BESKA - colloquial. - capless cap, headdress of sailors, petty officers and naval cadets.
BLACKOUT – (eng. BLACK OUT) – complete blackout of the ship.
SWAMP - we are walking on calm water, calm.
BRONYAGA, BATTLE CARRIER, “BRONETYOMKIN PONOSETS” is a vessel of reinforced ice class.
ABCER – a book in general and instructions in particular.
BUFFET – steward. Sets tables, washes dishes, helps COKU.
BUFFALO - barmaid.
BULL - a sailor without class (i.e. without class).
VIPER – 2nd class mechanic (from English – wiper – cleaner). He's a VIPER BABY.
ROLLER – shaft generator.
ALL-NIGHT WATCH - colloquial, humorous. – watch while staying in a port or roadstead (berthing watch) from 00.00 to 8.00 – i.e. all night long.
WATCH - keep a watch.
THE GREAT SHIP EACHER is the nickname for the Goodwin Shoals off the south-east coast of England.
TURN THE HOLES (HOLE) – decomposition. arr. - receive an award, order. The orders are attached to the form through a hole using a screw.
GRAB BY THE NOSIS - joke. - take in tow.
WINE PARALLELS (LATITUDES) – joke. – a strip (belt) of the tropics, in which the crews of Soviet fishing vessels received (until 1985) “tropical” wine (300 g per day). Diluted with water, it quenches thirst well.
VIRAT - colloquial. lift up or choose, drag towards oneself, towards oneself. The opposite is “mine” – to lower or (push, drag) move away from oneself. Both words (verbs) are from the commands “vira” and “mine”.
TURN ON THE TIME MACHINE - get drunk.
VLADIK is a colloquial nickname for the city of Vladivostok.
GET INTO OVERWORK – overtime work with fixed overtime.
STINK is the currency of South Korea. 1 stinky = 1,000 Won.
ARM - prepare for action. “Arm a sailing ship” - provide the necessary spars and rigging, install them in place and bring the ship into a condition suitable for sailing. “Arm the pump” – prepare the pump for action. “Arm the yard” - equip (rig) the yard and attach to it all the necessary rigging accessories to control and operate it.
SOAKING ANCHORS - just kidding. - to stand at anchor for a long time.
GAS – strong alcoholic drinks.
SHIT SHIT - mullet (such a fish).
DOVECOTE – navigation bridge.
GRANDFATHER – senior mechanic, chief mechanic.
PULL WATER - try to pump water out from somewhere.
DYNAMKA – diesel generator.
DRAGON is an experienced boatswain.
HOLE - a hole, also a port gate and any narrow passage (rudders into that hole...).
ZHABODAV is a river-sea type vessel.
KALABAKHA – sailor-carpenter. KALABAKHIS can still be seen in the navy to this day :)
KALABASHNAYA – KALABAKHA workshop.
CANISTRA – a large tanker.
SWING - pitching.
KNEKHT - boatswain's head. That’s why they say you can’t sit on a bollard.
THE END is not a metal cable.
COOK, KOLOPUTSER - a cook in the navy.
KING OF WATER, SHIT AND STEAM – usually 4 mechanics, because all this is under his control.
KUBAR - cabin, cabin.
MASLOPUP – motor mechanic.
MASTER – (English master) captain of the ship. He's Dad, Uncle.
MOTYL - motor mechanic.
MASHKA – ship's mop.
SHIT - commit an oil spill.
NORA - cabin.
DONKEY - 2nd class sailor, junior sailor (from the English OS - ordinary seamen).
BASEMENT – engine room.
VESSEL - boat, vessel.
TO TIE - to moor, to set the mooring lines. For example: tie to the wall - moor to the pier
DEVICE – a device, any thing that can be adapted to carry out any work.
Dictionary of naval jargon- contains slang phrases and words used to varying degrees by sailors of the navy and merchant fleet. Some words are known and used in everyday life not only by ship crews, but also by people who have nothing to do with the sea. Some of the terms are outdated, but that is why their meanings in the fleet are no less interesting.
Dictionary
A
Sailors after an emergency
Avacha
- an active volcano in Kamchatka, as well as the name of a Navy auxiliary ship.
Huckster
– head of a grocery and/or clothing store (warehouse, storage, pantry).
Bacillus
- 1). an inexperienced boatswain who sometimes does more harm than good. 2). an orderly or paramedic from among the sailors or foremen of conscription service on a ship.
Without fawn
- without failure, secretly, conspiratorially, secretly.
Beluga
– underwear, shirt, long johns.
Damn (tankern)
- a plug for the manifold (probably in consonance with the English blind flange).
Blackout
- (English BLACK OUT) - complete blackout of the ship.
Beaver
- fat, stupid, sloppy, soft-bodied, heat-loving “mama’s boy.”
Combat life
- warship.
Fighter
- a sailor whose last name I can’t remember, a sailor from someone else’s crew, just a sailor.
Swamp
- we’re walking along the green road, calm.
Big tidy
- weekly Sodom and Gomorrah on the ship. A means of maintaining cleanliness and gloss. A method for identifying sailor skerries. A way to save an officer (midshipman) from going ashore. Emphasizes the superiority of cleanliness and order over reason. It ends with washing the personnel.
Borzometer
- level of internal self-control. The borzometer burned out (went off scale) - the limit of someone’s impudence clearly exceeded the permissible norms.
Boatswain
- a sailor from the boatswain's crew.
BMRT type "Pioneer of Latvia"
BP
- combat training.
Brigade
- several ships.
Armored, Armadilloed, "Armored Bearer"
- in FESCO a vessel of reinforced ice class.
BS
- combat service. Same as autonomous.
Bagel, aka C-piece (tankern)
- a pipe for connecting two manifolds.
Primer
- the book in general and instructions in particular. (from Konetsky).
Paper Grandfather
- a military serviceman called up for 1 year after graduating from university and having served six months of service.
Buffet
- steward, messenger. Sets tables, washes dishes, helps cook.
Buffalo
- barmaid.
Warhead
- combat unit, naval unit. Warheads are divided into groups.
Varkul
– a “gentle” strike with the palm of the hand on the neck.
Watch
- duty.
All-night watch
- colloquial, joking - watch while staying in a port or roadstead (berthing watch) from 00.00 to 8.00 - i.e. all night long.
Watch
- ship duty.
Watch
- to be on duty, to keep watch.
Introductory
- an unexpected task, assignment, business trip or stupid situation to which you need to react smartly. A service task without a standard solution.
Vvodnyak
- almost the same as the “introductory” one, but in a worse version, completely unexpected. When such a “B” is received, unprintable comments usually follow, heartbreaking wishes to the corresponding commander (chief), and his psychological and service characteristics are also spelled out. Also unprintable.
Great Ship Devourer
- nickname for the Goodwin Shoals off the south-east coast of England.
Great Migration
- let’s say the following situation is created: on a ship (quite large and decent) going to sea on an important mission, a large group of high-staff officers, some kind of press group, ensemble, etc. are following. But a ship, even a large one, is not a cruise ship; only the minimum required number of service personnel and combat crew can live on it, i.e. crew . And even then in very spartan conditions. In this case, usually the officers move to the midshipmen's cabins, the midshipman to the crew quarters, and the sailors and foremen to combat posts. On submarines, such relocation is caused by the most insignificant presence of “supernumerary” officers.
Twist the holes (hole)
- colloquial arr. - receive an award, order. The orders are attached to the form through a hole using a screw.
Paddle
- a tablespoon. Sometimes the “oar” is a training one - the ship’s comedians drill a hole in the “rowing” part of the spoon and write the index next to it - “Training”.
Take it by the nostril
- joking. - take in tow.
City of Vladivostok - Vladik
Wine parallels (or latitudes)
- joking. - a strip (belt) of the tropics, in which the crews of Soviet fishing vessels received (until 1985) “tropical” wine (300 g per day). Diluted with water, it quenches thirst well.
Vira
– up.
Virtue
- colloquial lift up or choose, drag towards oneself, towards oneself.
Turn on the time machine
- to swell.
Vladik
- colloquial nickname - Vladivostok.
Get stuck
- get into trouble, get into something, get an order for dirty work, get into trouble.
Get into recycling
- overtime work with fixed overtime.
Navy
- Navy.
Diving underwear
- chic pants and camel wool sweater.
Voenmor
- military sailor.
Military team
- “a military command has arrived...”, the expression means an order, instruction, instruction, etc., which is distinguished by the paradoxical nature of the tasks set, the illogicality of the proposed execution methods and the surprising unacceptability of the deadlines. Right down to: “Complete yesterday.” And it comes true...
Navy Chest
- everything above the knees and below the chin.
Stinky
- monetary unit of South Korea. 1 stinky = 1,000 Won.
Arm
- make for action. “Arm a sailing ship” - provide the necessary spars and rigging, install them in place and bring the ship into a condition suitable for sailing. “Arm the pump” - prepare the pump for action. “Arm the yard” - equip (rig) the yard and attach to it all the necessary rigging accessories to control and operate it.
Training spoon - paddle
Vovaner (Blubber)
- colloquial in the language of whalers of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. - chief harpooner, whose duties also included overseeing the cutting of whales and rendering of blubber and whale oil (fat).
Sparrow
- a bird that is not found in Kamchatka.
Voroshilovka
- an alcoholic drink made from stolen “shil”.
Enemies, mechs
- mechanics.
Rub
- convince, prove, persuade.
Sniff, sniff
– create problems for young people and young people, dump unpleasant work and responsibilities on them.
You
- an appeal to a subordinate that carries a hidden threat and malicious intent.
Soak the anchors
- joking. - to stand at anchor for a long time. “The past frosty winter piled up a solid field of ice near Kronstadt, the April sun did not have time to melt it, and the ships now had to soak anchors” in the Tallinn roadstead until the icebreakers paved the way.”.
Bulging naval eye
- a universal measure for dosing, determining distances, the strength of something, the quantity and sufficiency of military, chemical, explosives, medications, etc. without the necessary calculations and measurements. Most likely it follows the rule “More is better than less” so that there is enough for everyone and everything. Based on previous results obtained through our own empirical means, this is a positive factor, the second version: when we heard about this experience somewhere or saw something. This is a dangerous option! This is where the prerequisites for accidents and disasters arise, and they are the same with or without casualties. It is also used when pouring alcohol into glasses - this is the least dangerous area of application of this device.
Pass out
- fall asleep instantly, sleep soundly.
Tower
- higher educational institution, higher education.
wallow
- to lie around, do nothing, rest idly.
G
Signal bridge - "dovecote"
Gas
- strong alcoholic drinks.
screw
- 1). Assignment, introduction, order. Catching, chewing a nut - practice fulfilling this order. 2). A star in pursuit.
Galimy (galimaya)
- empty, bare, not meeting standards.
Training tack
- failure, something did not happen, efforts were wasted.
Good
- 1). Permission to do something. Carte blanche for all command and engineering actions for the benefit of the service. 2). Geographic latitude of a place.
DP
- 1) Additional rations. 2) An additional day of arrest in the guardhouse for special distinction in the fight against the rules established there or for simple indignation at them in front of the bright eyes of local commanders. 3). Badge for DP - reward token “For a long journey”.
Scrub
- (someone) strictly reprimand someone. - from “to scrub the deck, a piece of copper”, in the same meaning - “to sand.”
Crushed
- banned, canceled, ruined personal plans and hopes.
Fraction
- prohibit, from the ceasefire command “Shot!”
Oak trees
- overhead elements symbolizing oak leaves and attached to the visor of the caps of senior officers and admirals.
Madhouse
- 1). An artificial state of increased operational activity on a ship, at the headquarters of a formation in anticipation of some important event or another upcoming inspection. 2). Assessment of the level of organization and military management in one single military unit or on a ship. 3). A usual assessment of the moral and psychological situation in a military institution the day before, during an exercise or another inspection by high headquarters. 4). An assessment of the surrounding situation from an outsider who finds himself in the thick of military service for the first time. In short - MADNESS!
Duchka
- (from Polish ducza - hole) - a hole, a hole, a depression, a hole in a latrine, over which a sailor crouches to relieve himself and think about how to live further.
Smoke into the chimney, firewood into the original!
- finish an event, lesson, training, exercise.
HER
E...Japanese policeman
- a decent curse word. The pause must be executed masterfully.
Yoprst!
- quite a decent curse. Can be used at home and with children.
AND
To gasp
- to accomplish, to accomplish, to do in one go, to drink in one breath, to explode.
Stomach
- a young soldier who doesn’t know how to do anything other than eat food on time.
Liquid dollar
- alcohol, “awil”, any other alcoholic drink used to resolve the issue of purchasing something needed for a ship or for personal use. Previously, especially during the Gorbachev period, this currency had a high price and was very widely circulated.
eat
- it is unproductive to spend anything beyond the established norms. For example: “Run out of soap again? Are you eating it or what?”.
Z
Score
- to be indifferent, to refuse, not to pay attention.
drive, drive, bend
- come up with or say, offer something unusual, funny, stupid or very smart, creative, meaningful.
The political officer conducts training with personnel
Butt covered in shells
(printed, softer version of the expression) - a person who served a lot and for a long time on ships. By analogy with a ship, whose bottom becomes overgrown with various shells over time, especially in the southern seas.
Flight
- violation of any official or unofficial rule, custom, tradition, offense, punishment for an offense.
Zaletchik
- (who has committed a disciplinary offense and received appropriate punishment).
Deputy
- a gray cardinal, the second person on the ship after the Commander. A smart guy to whom the NSS is not applied.
Political officer
- deputy commander of the ship for political affairs.
Find direction
- pay attention, take into account. Even start some actions if it comes to beauty or the extraction of any benefits and pleasures.
To fumble, to fumble
- hide, go behind the “ball” or hide in a hiding place (skerry).
Zimbabwe
- a country where everything is better than ours.
Sold
- soldier.
AND
IDA, Idashka
- individual breathing apparatus with a waterproof suit. In the bag. Scuba cylinders, as a rule, are not “filled”, i.e. no pressure inside. It is difficult to escape.
Inventory property
- eternal, according to the “clothing experts”, items: Canadian jacket, fur pants to go with it, PSh, binoculars, Veri (name of the inventor) signal pistol, bed, boots, etc. It is written off after a hundred years, or during a storm, with an entry in the logbook: “During the repair of the anchor device during a storm (sea state 8 points), the navigator was washed overboard, carrying: 2 Canadian boots, 4 fur pants, a Veri pistol on his chest and binoculars in his pocket, 6 sets of PSh and 9 sets diving underwear. The anchoring device was repaired, the navigator was saved by supplying 6 berths with additional buoyancy given to them, by tying rack boots (23 pcs.) and reinforced with 30 meters of mooring line. The navigator threw off all the clothes he was wearing to stay afloat. The bunks, due to the buoyancy of water, sank along with it.”. Signature, seal, write-off.
Turkey
- inspector.
Integral
- a hook (abgaldyr) curved in a special way, designed for removing various bookmarks made by personnel from behind instruments and from “skerries”, or for bringing far-hidden garbage into the light of day.
Yo hi dy
- a decent curse word.
Spanish collar
- a guitar placed on the head of a sailor-bard.
Perform "Chain"
- go home (from the signal “C” (chain), which according to the code means “Return to your connection”).
TO
Quarantine
– the place where conscripts (young soldier course) or those who fell ill during an epidemic serve their initial term of stay.
Barracks
- overnight accommodation for submarine personnel when the boat is not at sea.
Kalabakha
- sailor carpenter. There are kalabakhs in the fleet to this day :-).
Kalabashnaya
- Kalabakha workshop.
Kaptyorka
– a storage room with certificates and personal belongings of military personnel.
Carp
- dirty socks.
crucian carp
- young sailor.
Jock, Jock
– engaging in sports physical exercises to the point of exhaustion.
Sailor in flared trousers
Throw
- to deceive, to cheat.
Klesha
- naval trousers wide from the knee. Loved by years old
and patrols.
Knecht
- Bosun's head. That’s why they say you can’t sit on a bollard.
Carpet, “carpet challenge”
- analysis of mistakes, unpleasant conversation with the boss. This word seems to be of general use, but among sailors it has a more pronounced meaning - standing on a threadbare carpet (or carpet) in the commander’s cabin, you feel uncomfortable due to the low ceiling and are also forced to bow your head, as if in recognition of guilt.
Goat, KZ
- short circuit.
Cook
- cook in the navy.
Commander of the ship
- the most important and respected person in the Navy. Behind the scenes is called a cap or master. When addressed directly: “Comrade Commander!” Calling by military rank is bad manners and terry army stuff.
Brigade commander
- brigade commander.
Dresser
- part-commander. A common abbreviation for a job title. This is nothing, from the classical marine paintings of L. Sobolev and S. Kolbasyev the following name is known: “ZamKom for MorDe” - deputy commander of the front (army) for naval affairs (during the Civil War).
Lump
- uniform camouflage suit.
Compote
- regiment commander.
End
– any non-metal cable.
Double bass
- contract serviceman.
Ship
- armed vessel, incl. Submarine.
Koresh, corefan
- a friend of deep-rooted brotherly friendship.
King of water, shit and steam
- usually 4 mechanics, because all this is under his control.
Mower
- 1000 rubles.
Jamb, jamb
– make professional mistakes, sloppiness, imperfections, incorrectness.
Crab
- cockade on the headdress. The second meaning is a handshake.
Curva
- a noun used to enhance a negative assessment: “K., not a sailor!”.
Piece
- a contract specialist soldier, usually a warrant officer or midshipman.
L
Sailor berths
Laiba
- ship.
Lariska, Lara
- an insolent ship rat.
Lieutenant
- not yet an officer.
Libido
- a decent curse word. For example: “I’ll break your Libido...”.
Personnel
- all military personnel. For example, the personnel of a ship, brigade, or Armed Forces. Something without which it would be easy to serve.
Lobar
- a “gentle” poke with a palm on the forehead or on the forehead.
Lychka
- narrow stripe on shoulder straps: 1 stripe - corporal, senior sailor, 2 stripes - junior sergeant, foreman 2 articles, 3 stripes - sergeant, foreman 1 article, 1 wide stripe - senior sergeant, chief foreman. Badges are visual signs of professional and status skill and seniority.
Sea to the castle (ironic)
- the state or end of the service process in a given period. Usually this expression refers to officers of the coastal, headquarters service. A ship in any condition, like a workshop with a continuous production cycle, can never be left unattended. Perhaps only temporarily, going on vacation or being part of a “similar shift”.
Sailor
- any person who served in the civil or naval fleet or was initiated into sailors during the transition of iconic places and geographical coordinates (for example, the equator).
Bloodworm
- motor mechanic.
Moodle
- a derivative of poodle, asshole and midsection. A very offensive curse word.
Mukhosransk
- ghost town.
N
Abuse
- promise of trouble. For example: “Again you have a mess. Just wait, I’m going to abuse you...".
Strained
- burden, deprivation, constant anxiety, painful mood, stress, resentment, vengeful anger.
People
- affectionate address to the crew.
Nachpo
- head of the political department. Engineer of human souls. Dear father to Pavlikov Morozov.
Neprukha
- a chain of failures, bad luck in the service.
Seal
- an eared seal with a mustache, outwardly similar to a bald elderly man.
Hazing relationships
- bad, the same as the anniversary.
Non-statutory (non-statutory)
- shoes, cap, stars, crab, etc., that is, beautiful, comfortable, good.
hazing
- the practice of hazing - “hazing” in the army, “Year anniversary” - in the navy.
Bottoms
- the premises of the ship on the lower deck, as well as personnel located or working in the premises of the lower deck.
Nora
- cabin.
NSS
- collection, incomplete official compliance. This is followed by removal from office.
ABOUT
Get yourself covered
- to play it safe, to prevent the onset of troubles from likely directions. Literally: surround yourself with milestones from all dangerous directions.
Go around downwind
- 1). Make sure you don’t get noticed, don’t get “sniffed.” 2). Pass tests conditionally, by agreement. 3). Somehow to get rid of the upcoming inspection. 3). Avoid inevitable trouble.
Sawed-off shotgun
– any metal container for liquid (galvanized bucket, basin, pan).
OVR
- a connection of ships guarding a water area, usually small ones. The place where smart people are written off (see below). Heroic but stupid people serve in the OVR. Excellent sailors, hardened by the sea, penalties and eternal isolation from their families. There are two ways from the OVR - either to the academy or to the construction battalion (see below). There are exceptions, such as transfer to a large ship, but they are not typical.
Maggot
- lazy sailor.
Order
- an award given mainly to staff and coastal officers.
We swam, we know!
- an ironic exclamation, meaning that the subordinate or the person being inspected used an ancient, tired of everyone, trick or justification for his mistakes, which once upon a time, but in the past, the commander or the inspector himself used with equal success.
flatten
- to pinch, to infringe, to crush, to humiliate, but without visible offenses (without flogging).
Shave
- to reassure and deceive, to expose completely.
Fit (fit)
- gift (to give).
Get blown up
- jump up, stand up, jump away, run away.
Subscription
- contract service agreement.
Injure yourself
- denting the ship’s hull during inept mooring.
Down with the peace, out of the excitement!
- (mockery) urgently performing work that could have been done a long time ago. Preparing for the arrival of a high commission, sparing neither the effort nor the time of subordinates.
Buyer
- an officer who arrives for young recruits and escorts them to the military unit.
Polmarsos
- (mocking) political and moral state. For example, to the question: “How is half of Marsos?”, there should have been a qualified answer: “On the hatch!”, i.e. at a high ideological level.
Half a hundred
- fifty. It comes from the need to eliminate erroneous auditory perception of the numbers 50 and 60 during radiotelephone conversations and voice commands.
half-fool
- an idiot to the extent of not even reaching the level of a fool. Very dangerous in both peace and war. Found in all military ranks.
Pom
- assistant commander.
Washing
- bathhouse, shower for personnel.
Confuse
- to confuse, to make a mistake, to be deceived, to become confused, to stop obeying, to become insolent.
Pornography
- or, as a subspecies, naval pornography 1). Something executed extremely poorly and carelessly, maintenance of equipment, management in violation of the existing rules and traditions of maritime culture. 2). A damaged uniform, altered in a special way. 3). On the contrary, the uniform that was issued directly from the warehouse is a couple of sizes larger.
Build
- 1). educate, reprimand, scold. 2). show your professional superiority. “Why are you building me?” Those. Why are you finding fault, why are you commanding without having the right to do so?
Gathering
- a rare type of encouragement for officers and midshipmen, expressed in a short visit with their family. Happening on schedule. Violated by the boss with sadistic pleasure. It would have been canceled altogether if not for the need of the Motherland for the next generations of naval officers. Severance from official duties. Interference with service.
Similar shift
- change of officers, midshipmen, etc., who have the right, after the end of this working day, as well as all general events, to leave the ship before the appointed time. This is provided that they successfully completed the tasks of the commander, first mate, deputy and their commanders of combat units and received the go-ahead.
Dead reckoning
- a navigator's term denoting graphical tracking of the ship's path on a map.
T
Flag of the Russian Pacific Fleet
Tabanit
- slow down the process. Try to “slow down” the passage of a document, some kind of action, etc. This refers to the vigorous creation of artificial problems on the way to completing something new and useful. Especially for you personally.
Taska
- the same as sadness, melancholy, doing nothing, stupid movement in time and space, dragging, staring, stupid observation of others.
Dragging
- comrade, a sailor’s address to a senior. To prevent a further decline in subordination, a response no less severe than: “I’m not a drag for you!”
Plod
- enjoy, relax, indulge, have fun.
Brake
- a stupid and slow-witted soldier who reacts slowly to instructions and orders.
Torpedo
- a triangle made of plywood for stretching sailor trousers into “flares” of ugly sizes. The device was invented by Pupkin (see above). The second meaning is an underwater projectile.
Poison
- give slack to the end (of the rope), tell naval tales, vomit food due to seasickness (after vodka they vomit, during seas they poison).
Bullying
- a cheerful, friendly conversation, not interrupted by superiors and taking place in an informal atmosphere. In a formal setting, it is a manifestation of naval democracy. Contagious like the plague, endless like the Universe. The main occupation in the absence of superiors and in the company of women. Good with a glass, instead of a snack. With appetizer is dessert.
Three rings
- this translates as: “three green beeps in the fog,” i.e. a signal meaning that the commander has left the ship also means that some of his subordinates can, without unnecessary noise, also join him in his wake to resolve personal issues on shore. These same three calls, but indicating the arrival of the commander on the ship, sharply increase the vigilance of the crew and the level of imitation of violent activity. For non-naval readers: THREE RINGS is not a tribute of respect or honor, it is a signal to the crew that the commander has arrived on the ship and has taken control of it, upon departure - that the senior officer has taken control of the ship, and now it is he who will lead the fight for survivability etc. in case something happens. So that the crew, if something happens, is not tormented by doubts about who to obey.
Uniforms No. 3 and No. 4
Three green beeps in the fog
- 1) A conditioned signal of unknown meaning. 2) Signal, conditional words that have a second, true meaning for a limited group, in order to get rid of unwanted elements.
Three packages
- a key phrase from an old military joke. Searching for excuses for mistakes before the command. The first package - at the beginning of the service, blame everything on the predecessor, the second - desperately repent of your own sins, the third - prepare to leave for a new duty station.
Trindets
- the final and irrevocable end, amba, that's it.
Troika
- uniform No. 3: flannel shirt, cloth trousers, leather boots.
Tropicka
- tropical clothing, including a cap, jacket and shorts, as well as “slippers with holes”, i.e. lightweight sandals with lots of holes for ventilation.
Pipe
- telephone handset. Here too, naval priority. Speaking pipes appeared in the navy even before telephones - on ships and coastal batteries.
Tubes
- any local currency, except the dollar, euro and ruble. Even more often, the local currency is called X*yabriks.
You
- a friendly address to a subordinate.
U
Dismissal
– temporary exemption from military service, leaving the military unit for rest.
smart ass
- a daring soldier. Awarded NSSom
(see above).
Freaks
- evaluation of superiors by subordinates and subordinates by superiors. Applicable to a group of smart people.
Charter
- an official and unofficial set of military laws and regulations, everything that is required by the regulations for military personnel, the constitution of military service and statutory relations between all military personnel.
Training
- training unit (division, crew, quarantine), in which conscripts receive initial military training.
F
Date fruit
- a financier, officer or midshipman of the financial service, or acting as a freelance specialist of the financial service, receiving money at the cash desk and distributing allowances on the ship.
Wick
– 1) Insert “wick” - currently an expression of general use, meaning scolding or reprimand. But its origin is originally naval. Once upon a time, in the darkness of the historical origins of the fleet, when there were no multi-flag codes of signals yet, the flagship, expressing displeasure with the maneuver of the squadron ship, ordered the name of this ship and the lit and smoking fuse visible from afar to be raised “to its place.” Everything immediately became very clear to the captain of this ship. The expression “the fuse is still smoking” means that this boss is still under the impression of what happened, and it is better not to meddle with your problems to him. 2) The ship's projectionist, a popular person and irreplaceable on the ship, especially on weekends. Derived from the name of a once popular film magazine. Later, with the widespread introduction of VCRs, the social status of this freelance position fell sharply, since you don’t need to push a tape into the mouth of a shabby “video recorder” of intelligence and special knowledge; even the lowest fool is capable of this.
Chip (strem)
– a place of being on guard, monitoring the situation, standing on guard, guarding a secret event, something distinctive, significant, eventful.
Flagship muscle
- head of physical training and sports of the corresponding unit.
Sh
Shvartov
- thick rope or cable.
Moor
- moor to the pier and tie the ship to it using a mooring line.
Mooring crew
- a group of clueless sailors, poorly trained by the boatswain and mate and with little knowledge of the Russian language, confusing “left” and “right”.
Skerries (geographical) in Turkey
Shelupon
- small fish, children, young sailors, junior officers, ships of the OVR formation (see above) from the bridge of the cruiser.
Chief
- cook, cook.
Awl
- alcohol. S. Dolzhikov explains: “For a long time in the navy, alcohol has had a strange slang name - “awl.” This name is a whole story. Once upon a time, back in the sailing fleet, vodka, a glass of which was always poured out to the sailors before dinner (those who didn’t drink, had a penny added to their pay every day), was stored in leather wineskins. Somehow the ties were specially sealed, so that it could be seen if anyone encroached on the sacred. So the most cunning sailors got the hang of piercing waterskins. The alcohol obtained in this way was called “shilny” or “shil”.
Shkryabka
- a device with which metal is cleaned of rust before painting.
Shmon
- sudden and thorough check of military personnel’s personal belongings.
Clothes
- clothing certificate (see above).
Snorkel
- device for diesel operation under water. A dangerous German invention in the form of a pipe with a large float at the end. When the sea is very rough, it can take on so much water that the submarine will sink.
rustle
- actively act, work or pretend to work.
Joke
- a joke, the natural result of which, as a rule, is a massive heart attack.
Nice
- a sudden threat of revealing something secret, hidden, hidden.
Skerries
– (Sw. skär) various cracks, narrownesses, wider – secluded places where you can store various things and even hide for a leisurely conversation with a comrade in difficult naval service: “Be strong, brother, the time will come - / There will be no stripes and shoulder straps, / And somewhere in a secluded “skerry” / We will choke out moonshine.”(Dolzhikov S., No. 11, 2002, p. 23). The second meaning is a winding canyon cutting deep into the land in the Scandinavian countries.
SCH
Right now
- an ironic promise to fulfill something.
Kommersant
Kommersant
- an indispensable attribute of true resilience and masculinity. Expressed in behavior and look. Purely marine quality, because... only a sailor can pronounce “b” out loud.
b
Hall's anchors on a pedestal in Kronstadt
b
- used only by superiors during intimate conversations with subordinates.
E
E
- used only in the plural: "Uh-uh", to gain some extra time while playing with your boss "why because", to instantly invent a plausible lie to explain the failure to do something. The length of the pause must be felt very subtly and not overextended. If you have no experience, it is better not to use “E”, but to prepare answer options in advance.
Equator
- 50 days before the order to transfer to the reserve (DMB).
YU
South
- a place of rest, but not of service.
I
I
- a pronounced ego of the boss in communication with subordinates. When used with the verbs “said”, “I command”, it represents the ultimate truth. The second meaning is the cry of a serviceman who accidentally heard his last name from the lips of the commander (chief).
Anchor - the same thing as a “slow”, a stupid, slow, lazy, poorly trained soldier.
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