| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| hulls | the hollow lower part of a ship |
| hull | the hollow lower part of a ship |
| calamus | The hollow lower part of the shaft of a feather, which lacks barbs; a quill |
| foreyard | yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail |
| hatches | An opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level, esp. a hold |
| alow | (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the lower rigging, specifically, below the lower yards |
| schooners | A sailing ship with two or more masts, typically with the foremast smaller than the mainmast, and having gaff-rigged lower masts |
