prau—The Philippine name for a type of canoe. Praus may or may not have outriggers.
propeller—A heavy apparatus somewhat similar to an electric fan in appearance, which, when mounted on the end of a shaft outside the stern of a vessel, below the water line, and set to turning by the engines, moves the ship through the water.
prow—The cutwater of a ship.
punt—A small flat-bottomed boat, generally square ended.
quarter—That section of a ship’s side slightly forward of the stern. The port quarter is on the left side and the starboard quarter is on the right to the observer facing forward.
quartermaster—A petty officer on board ship, whose duties have to do almost exclusively with steering the ship and with other tasks about the bridge.
quay—An artificial landing place, generally of greater area than a pier.
quinquireme—An ancient ship propelled by five banks of oars.
raft—A group of any timbers bound together to form a float.
ratlines—Small lines crossing the shrouds of a ship and forming the steps of a ladder by means of which sailors may mount the masts. Pronounced “rat-lins.”