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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

Kedge Anchor	A light anchor used for kedging off.
Kedging Off	Freeing a grounded boat by hauling in on an anchor line that has been secured in deeper water by a dinghy
Keel	The centerline of a boat running fore and aft; the backbone of a vessel.
Keelson	A structure of timbers or steel beams that are bolted to the top of a keel to increase its strength. Also spelled kelson.
Keep Her Full	To keep the sails full and drawing.
Ketch	A sailboat with two masts. The shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. A similar vessel, the yawl, has the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post.
King Post	A strong vertical post used to support a ship's windlass and the heel of a ship's bowsprit. Also called a sampson post.
King Spoke	Marked top spoke on a wheel when the rudder is centered.
Knee	A timber or metal bar fashioned into a right angle to provide strengthening and support at the intersection of timbers in wooden ships.
Knockabout	A type of schooner without a bowsprit.
Knockdown	When a boat is knocked on her beam-ends by a sudden gust or squall, especially under spinnaker.
Knot	A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.