Steeving. The angle which a ship’s bowsprit makes with the horizon.
Stempost. The piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship’s planking are united at the forward end.
Step. The block of wood into which the keel of a mast is fixed.
Strut-frame. A piece of timber used in shipbuilding for strengthening the vessel.
Topping-lifts. Ropes used for the support of the boom of a sail when the latter is stowed.
Truck. A small wooden cap at the summit of a mast.
Vang. A rope leading down from the end of a gaff to the deck. A characteristic of the Dutch sloops and Thames barge rig.
Wale. One of the planks of a ship.