| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| WLS | Lines on ships' hulls: Abbr. |
| STRAKES | Lines of planking on ships. |
| bollard | strong, thick post, on a wharf or the like, to which mooring lines from ships are attached |
| windlasses | A type of winch used esp. on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, esp. formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells |
| windlass | A type of winch used esp. on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, esp. formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells |
| USS | Abbr. on some hulls |
