❖ ''We're at six thousand feet, Cap'n. There shouldn't be land at six thousand feet.'' ❖
Rav is apprenticed by his father's wishes on an airship as unsettling as the deliveries it makes. Dreamcatcher's owner is the only captain on the continent who...
Airship: An aircraft that flies using lighter-than-air gas held in a balloon-like structure. Blimps and Zeppelins are common examples
Ballast Tank: A compartment in the bottom of an airship that can be filled with water to provide stability and weight when docked
Ballonet: A bag of normal air protruding into the envelope of a nonrigid or semirigid airship. It can be inflated or deflated to control the airship's lift by changing the pressure of the lifting gas
Barasingha: A species of deer
Bellows: A type of manually-powered air pump
Bow: The front of a ship
Cabin: An enclosed room on a ship. Most house some kind of living space, like bedrooms
Cabin Boy: A low-ranking, usually young male employee on a ship
Carrack: A type of ocean-going sailing ship
Deck: The flat "floor" or "ceiling" of a ship. The uppermost deck is open to the sky—unless there's an airship envelope above it!
Dhow: A type of small sailing ship used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region
Dock: A sturdy walkway extending into the water for ships to pull up next to when they reach land. Also a verb.
Envelope: An airship's "balloon" or gas bag
Galley: A ship's kitchen
Gondola: The passenger compartment on or in the bottom of an airship
Grackle: A species of bird. Nosy and noisy!
Hatch: An opening in a wall or deck, usually to allow access to parts of the ship
Hull: The watertight outer body of a ship
Heading: The direction a ship is pointed in
Keel: A rigid structure running along the bottom of a ship—or the bottom of an airship's envelope to help distribute the weight of the gondola
Lateen Sail: A triangular sail that allows a ship to sail into the wind
Maharaja: An Indian prince
Manjira: A musical instrument consisting of a pair of bell-like cymbals
Mooring Mast: A tall pole that a docked airship gets tied to to keep it in place
To Moor (a ship): To secure a ship to land or an anchor by way of a rope
Port: A designated, usually coastal hub for ships (or airships) to come and dock, pick up or offload cargo, etc. Also a word for the left side of a ship (not used in this book)
Porthole: A small, round window often found in ships
Prow: The very front of the ship; the front of the bow
Quarterdeck: A raised deck at the back of a sailing ship
Rigging: The system of ropes supporting (and used to adjust) the sailing parts of a ship
Rudder: The steering apparatus of a ship. On an old-fashioned airship like Dreamcatcher, the rudder is a vertical sail at the rear of the ship. It is able to swing back and forth to catch the wind and turn the vessel
Spar: A pole mounted crosswise on a ship's mast to carry or support the sail
Starboard: The right side of a ship
Stern: The back of a ship
Airship Diagram:
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