Dutch Ship Words

(het) schip ship schepen ships (het) scheepje small ship (de) boot 2 boat boten 2 boats (het) bootje small boat (de) schuit 2 barge, ship (de) zeilboot 2 sailboat (sports) (het) zeilschip sailing ship, 'tall ship' (de) fluit a 17th Century ship type (de) stoomboot steamship (het) passagiersschip 2 3 4 passenger schip, liner (het) vrachtschip 2 cargo ship, freighter (de) tanker 2 (oil) tanker (de) rijnaak 2 river cargo ship (de) sleepboot 2 tugboat, tug, towboat (de) duwboot 2 3 push tug, pusher tug, towboat (de) pont 2 3 ferry (het) veer ferry (de) trekschuit passsenger barge (de) pakschuit 2 cargo barge (de) roeiboot rowboat (de) sloep 2 3 sloop (het) jacht yacht (het) plezierjacht 2 3 'pleasure' yacht (de) rondvaartboot tour boat (de) woonboot 2 3 4 [boat for living] - houseboat de grote vaart 2 3 4 ocean-going shipping (de) binnenvaart 2 inland shipping flessenscheepjes 2 miniature ships in bottles (de) drenkeling 2 3 drowning person (de) scheurbuik 2 3 [rip-belly] - scurvy, vitamin C deficiency

(de) boeg 2 3 4 bow, ship front midscheeps 2 3 midship (de) achtersteven 2 3 stern, ship rear end (de) boegspriet 2 3 bowsprite (het) dek 2 deck (het) ruim hold, cargo area (de) vracht 2 3 freight, cargo (de) mast 2 mast (de) ra 2 3 yard (de) giek 2 boom (het) touw 2 rope (het) want 2 rigging (het) tuig 2 3 rigging (het) zeil sail zeilen sails (het) roer 2 rudder (het) stuurwiel steering wheel, helm stuurboord 2 3 4 starboard - 'right' bakboord 2 3 4 port - 'left' (het) anker anchor (de) kiel keel (het) kombuis 2 3 ship kitchen (de) uitkijk 2 3 lookout (het) kraaiennest 2 3 crow's nest (het) eikenhout 2 oak, oak wood (het) water 2 water (de) zee sea (het) tij tide ‑>> (het) getij 2 3 tide (de) getijden 2 tides (de) eb 2 ebb, 'low tide' (de) vloed flow, 'high tide' (de) stroming 2 current (de) golf 2 wave golven 2 waves (de) wind 2 wind windstil 2 no wind (de) storm 2 gale

Note the vowel shift in the plural and diminutive of (het) schip ('ship') ‑>>
(het) zeilschip sailing ship, 'tall ship' - the large wind-powered European ships that sailed the world from the 15th to the 19th Century
(de) zeilboot 2 sailboat - small sailing boats for recreation and sports.
Generally, I think that you can say 'ship' / (het) schip is larger and 'more serious' than 'boat' / (de) boot 2
(de) fluit ('flute') - an efficient 17th Century Dutch ship design that was cheaper to build and could be handled by a smaller crew than other vessels of that time.
een houten schip a wooden ship
het houten schip the wooden ship
trekschuit / pakschuit 2 horse-drawn barges. 17th and 18th Century Holland had a network of ship channels for those barges. It was like a railroad system.
Generally, (de) schuit 2 'barge, ship' is a bit derogatory
(de) ra 2 3 'yard' - a horizontal pole attached to a mast, holding the upper or lower end of a sail
"Veerman, kun je me overzetten?" 2 3 'Ferryman, can you take me across, bring me to the other side?'

(de) rivier river rivieren rivers (het) meer 2 lake (de) vaargeul ship channel (het) kanaal canal (de) gracht city canal grachten 2 city canals (de) haven harbor (de) kade 2 quay (de) steiger 2 3 4 jetty (de) pier pier pieren piers (de) rede 2 3 roadstead - ships anchoring ('parking') area outside harbor (de) luwte 2 lee - calm sea area - also figuratively (het) eiland 2 island (het) schiereiland peninsula (de) kust coast (de) baai bay (de) kaap 2 3 cape varen 2 to sail, travel by ship zeilen wind-powered sailing navigeren 2 3 to navigate (de) kaart 2 3 4 map (de) klok clock ‑>> (het) kompas 2 compass (de) sextant sextant noord North ‑>> oost East zuid South west West de Poolster 2 the North Star (de) vuurtoren 2 lighthouse (de) boei 2 buoy (het) baken beacon de Evenaar Equator

(de) bemanning 2 crew (de) zeeman 2 saolor, ship worker zeelui 2 sailors ‑>> zeelieden 2 sailors (de) matroos sailor (de) bootsman 2 3 boatswain, ship crew chief (de) stuurman 2 3 ['steering man'] ship officer stuurlui 2 3 [steering men] ship officers stuurlieden 2 [steering men] ship officers (de) kapitein 2 captain (de) schipper 2 skipper (de) marine navy (de) admiraal 2 admiral (de) schout-bij-nacht rear admiral (de) adelborst navy officer cadet (het) vliegdekschip 2 [fligh-deck ship] aircraft carrier (het) slagschip battleship (de) duikboot submarine (de) onderzeeër submarine (de) brander 2 3 fire ship enteren 2 3 to board (de) zeerover 2 ['sea-robber'] pirate, buccaneer ‑>> (de) piraat 2 pirate (de) kaper privateer // pirate ship zinken 2 to sink, go down ‑>> stranden 2 3 to run aground vergaan ships perishing ‑>> (de) schipbreuk 2 3 4 wrecking of a ship (het) wrak wreck, destroyed ship (het) scheepswrak shipwreck, destroyed ship (de) averij damage to a ship (de) muiterij 2 3 4 mutiny kielhalen 2 to keelhaul

(de) brander 2 3 'fire ship' - an expendable ship set on fire and steered into an enemy fleet
kielhalen 2 to 'keelhaul,' a punishment on old ships, dragging a condemned person through the water under the keel, possibly resulting in death by drowning. 'De overwonnenen de voeten spoelen' 2 'consigning the vanquished to the deep' - throwing them overboard, drowning

See and hear also: 1600s Sailors and Ships

'Ship' Sayings, Ship-related Phrases

de zeven zeeën 2 'the seven seas' - i.e. all the seas and oceans Alle hens aan dek! 2 3 'All hands on deck'  Dutchified English phrase, 'All crew to stations' Recht door zee 2 3 [Straight through the sea] - said of a person who's honest and frank, a straight talker who doesn't sweet-talk Roeien met de riemen die je hebt 2 ['rowing with the oars you've got'] - 'make the best of it with the material (and people) at hand'
- another word for 'oar' is: (de) roeispaan 2 De wind in de zeilen hebben 2 '[Having] Catching the wind in the sails, going full sail' - making good progress, doing well in business 't Gaat me voor de wind 2 'It's like I have the wind in my back' - I'm doing very well (in business) Driemaal is scheepsrecht 2 '[three times is ship's law] - the third time is the charm'
'Third time lucky' in the UK -
Number three is often found in old Western, Indo-European culture De beste stuurlui staan aan wal 'The best ship officers are on the shore'
It's easy to criticize from a distance, when you're not involved Tussen de wal en 't schip 2 ['(falling) between the quay and the ship'] - 'to fall between two stools' met man en muis vergaan [to perish with man and mouse] - said of ships being lost completely, no survivors, nothing recovered Achter 't net vissen 2 ['fishing behind the net'] - not catching anything, not getting what you want Kapers op de kust ['pirates on the coast'] - There are competitors about De stilte voor de storm The quiet before the storm, or figuratively: before a major event Schoon schip maken ['clean the ship'] - Removing old problems for a fresh start De bakens verzetten 2 '[moving the beacons] - setting a new course' - figuratively: change to a new policy Het roer omgooien ['turning around the rudder'] - drastically changing course 't Over een andere boeg gooien 2 3 4 5 6 7 [to (throw) turn over to another bow = change your tack] - turning your ship in another direction, changing course - usually figuratively: a new course of action, adopting a new policy, changing the subject of a conversation more sayings

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