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German Nautical Vocabulary

44 German words tagged nautical, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

44 words
1 at A1
2 at B1
7 at B2
20 at C1
  1. derAnleger agent noun of anlegen; investor noun B1
  2. derBaum tree; boom noun pl. Bäume A1
  3. dieTonne barrel, vat, tun, drum; for collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip,… noun pl. Tonnen B2
  4. dasLeck leak (hole in a large container, such as in a tank); leak (hole in the body of a ship) noun pl. Lecks B2
  5. bergen to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive,… verb birgt · barg · geborgen B2
  6. abhalten to keep off, away, or out; to hold off; to stop (someone from doing something); to… verb hält ab · hielt ab · abgehalten B2
  7. derSteven stem. noun B2
  8. dasKabel cable (electronic wire); telegram noun B1
  9. dieLeine line, cord (a rope, usually relatively thin), especially; washing line noun pl. Leinen B2
  10. dieWende turn (change in temperament or circumstance); turnaround (reversal of policy) noun pl. Wenden B2
  11. dasJournal magazine (non-academic publication, usually heavily illustrated); an evening TV… noun pl. Journale C1
  12. derKnoten knot (looping); knot (swelling) noun C1
  13. ablegen to take off; to put aside verb legt ab · legte ab · abgelegt C1
  14. dieBack forecastle (raised part of the upper deck); a large wooden bowl in which the meal is… noun pl. Backen C1
  15. derFaden yarn, thread; fathom noun pl. Fäden C1
  16. derUntergang fall, downfall, death, doom; sinking noun pl. Untergänge C1
  17. dieWant shroud noun pl. Wanten C1
  18. dasLog log (device for measuring a ship's speed); log noun pl. Loge C1
  19. derStapel stack, batch (also computing); slipway noun C1
  20. auflaufen to collide with; to run aground verb läuft auf · lief auf · aufgelaufen C1
  21. ablaufen run out; to expire; to go out of date verb läuft ab · lief ab · abgelaufen C1
  22. aufbringen to find, muster, summon up; to exasperate, get angry verb bringt auf · brachte auf · aufgebracht C1
  23. dasLot plummet (device for measuring water depth); plummet (device for levelling) noun pl. Lote C1
  24. dasGatt eyelet; hole for a rope or hook noun pl. Gatten C1
  25. dieArche ark (Noah’s ship); ark of the covenant noun pl. Archen C1
  26. derNiedergang demise, downfall, decline, comedown; companionway noun pl. Niedergänge C1
  27. dasFlaggschiff flagship noun pl. Flaggschiffe C1
  28. anheuern to hire, to give someone a job; to begin work verb heuert an · heuerte an · angeheuert C1
  29. ausschöpfen to ladle, to scoop up, to draw (to take a fluid out using a bucket, ladle etc.); to… verb schöpft aus · schöpfte aus · ausgeschöpft C1
  30. derKonvoi convoy (vehicles travelling together for safety); any group of vehicles travelling… noun pl. Konvois C1
  31. derRumpf trunk; torso (body excluding the head and limbs); hull (clipping of Schiffsrumpf) noun pl. Rümpfe C2
  32. auslaufen to expire; to be no longer valid; to leak; to flow out; to run out; to run dry, to empty verb läuft aus · lief aus · ausgelaufen C2
  33. dasSchott bulkhead, baffle; gates, borders, limits noun pl. Schotten C2
  34. flott afloat, able to navigate; quick, swift adj C2
  35. aufkreuzen to sail close-hauled; to turn up, to show up verb kreuzt auf · kreuzte auf · aufgekreuzt C2
  36. moin hi intj C2
  37. dasBesteck cutlery; silverware noun pl. Bestecke C2
  38. derBallast ballast noun pl. Ballaste C2
  39. peilen to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of; to understand, grasp verb peilt · peilte · gepeilt C2
  40. dasMutterschiff mother ship noun pl. Mutterschiffe C2
  41. diePrise pinch, dash (amount that can be held between thumb, index and middle finger, of salt,… noun pl. Prisen C2
  42. loggen to measure the speed of a ship by means of a log; to enter something into a logbook verb loggt · loggte · geloggt C2
  43. abdrehen to veer; to peel off verb dreht ab · drehte ab · abgedreht C2
  44. ausbringen to raise, to utter (something) in front of others which they echo or react to; to… verb bringt aus · brachte aus · ausgebracht C2

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