Glossary of Steamboat Terms
- sack pile
- sampson posts
- sand barges
- sawyer
- scupper
- shantyboat
- showboat
- sidewheeler
- skiff
- skylight roof
- skylights
- snag
- snagboat
- sounding
- sounding pole
- spar
- spoonbill bow
- stacks
- stage
- stanchion
- starboard
- staterooms
- steamboat inspector
- steersman
- stern rake
- sternwheeler
- striker pilot
- syphon
- telegraphing
- texas
- tiller
- tiller line
- timberhead
- timberhole
- tourist boat
- tow
- towboat
- trade
- transom
- trip pilot
- up the hill
- upper deck
- verge
- walking beam
- walking the boat
- warping
- western rivers
- wharf
- wharfboat
- wheelhouse
- whistle treadle
- wicket dam
- wood hawk
- wooding
- woodyards
- yawl
The Steamboats.org Glossary is a collection of information from the steamboats.org message board and several books.
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