Gabled -the vertical triangular end
of a building from cornice or eaves
to ridge
Leeward - being in or facing the
direction toward which the wind is
blowing
Shuttled -to transport in
Galleons - a heavy square-rigged
sailing ship of the 15th to early
18th centuries used for war or
commerce especially by the
Spanish
Ballast -something that gives
stability
Schooners - a typically 2-masted
fore-and-aft rigged vessel with a
foremast and a mainmast stepped
nearly amidships
Wrenching - to move , pull or
strain with a violent twist.
Defiantly - the act or an instance of
defying: disposition to resist:
willingness to contend or fight:
challenge
Rouse - to stir up: EXCITE: to
arouse from or as if from sleep or
repose: AWAKEN