Diving into the Wreck

Diving into the Wreck Glossary

Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau, the French naval officer famous for developing technology to aid scuba-diving, as well as for his films of the underwater world.

assiduous

showing great care and perseverance.

schooner

a sailing ship with two or more masts

maritime

connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity.

floss

in this sense, silky matter

sundry

various or diverse

immerse

to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.

atom

the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (oxygen, hydrogen, etc.)

cripple

to disable; impair; weaken.

crenellated

furnished with crenelations as a parapet or molding, in the manner of a battlement.

prevail

to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally

flank

the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip

threadbare

poor or shabby in appearance.

assertion

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

tentative

not certain or fixed; provisional.

haunters

those who haunt or torment

hold

the space in a ship for storing cargo

vermeil

high quality (pure or sterling) silver that is plated with a thin layer of gold.

obscurely

ambiguously; not clearly

half-wedged

forced into a narrow space

cargo

goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

fouled

made foul or dirty; polluted.

cowardice

lack of bravery.

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