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Nautical Terms and Phrases
The letters of the alphabet are listed with their corresponding phonetic alphabet term. The phonetic alphabet is used when spelling terms over a radio so that the listener does not confuse one letter for another. The terms will show up below the list of letters when you click a letter.
A - Alpha	N - November
B - Bravo	O - Oscar
C - Charlie	P - Papa
D - Delta	Q - Quebec
E - Echo	R - Romeo
F - Foxtrot	S - Sierra
G - Golf	T - Tango
H - Hotel	U - Uniform
I - India	V - Victor
J - Juliet	W - Whiskey
K - Kilo	X - X-Ray
L - Lima	Y - Yankee
M - Mike	Z - Zulu

Earing	A rope attached to the cringle of a sail, by which it is bent or reefed.
Ease	To let out a line or sail slowly.
Ebb	A receding current.
Engine Bed	A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.
EPIRB	Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. An emergency device that uses a radio signal to alert satellites or passing airplanes to a vessel's position.
Escutcheon	The part of a vessels stern where her name is written.
Even Keeled	The situation of a vessel when she is so trimmed that she sits evenly upon the water, neither end being down more than the other.
Eye Splice	A loop spliced into the end of a rope.