A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
A friend; a mate.
To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
To brood, cover, or sit over, as birds their eggs.