1. Out There Vocabulary

2. Boat Directions Starboard: left side Port: Left side Stern: Back Bow: Front

3. Boat Parts Foredeck: forward part of the deck Afterdeck: back part of the deck

4. More Boat Parts Bulkhead: wall that divides a ship’s cabin into compartments or rooms

5. Abandoned Definition: left behind; deserted Synonyms: dumped, discarded, thrown out Sentence: The house looked so old and in ruins, we thought it must have been abandoned.

6. Abandoned House

7. Buoy Definition: anchored float used to mark safe passages in the water Examples:

8. How are buoys attached?

9. Buoys mark safe passages. Go between the red and green buoys to be safe.

10. Derelict Definition: uncared for Synonyms: shabby, neglected Sentence: The derelict boat was found floating around in the bay.

11. Derelict Boat

12. Discount Definition: doubt the truth of something Synonyms: disbelieve, mistrust Sentence: Teachers tend to discount the explanation, “My dog ate my homework.”

13. Your dog ate what??

14. Inquiries Definition: requests for information Synonyms: questioning, investigation, interrogation Sentence: When the police found out he was a witness, they came to his house with inquiries about what he saw.

15. Inquiries

16. Visibility Definition: how far you can see Synonyms: clarity, view Sentence: The visibility was limited because of the dense fog.

17. Low Visibility