About. On the other tack.
Abreast. Alongside of. Side by side.
Accommodation. (See Ladder.)
A-cock-bill. The situation of the yards when they are topped up at an angle with the deck. The situation of an anchor when it hangs to the cathead by the ring only.
Adrift. Broken from moorings or fasts. Without fasts.
Afloat. Resting on the surface of the water.
Afore. Forward. The opposite of abaft.
Aft—After. Near the stern.
Aground. Touching the bottom.
Ahead. In the direction of the vessel's head. Wind ahead is from the direction toward which the vessel's head points.