Titanic Titanic VocabularyVocabulary

BinocularsBinoculars

•A pair of small A pair of small telescopes fastened telescopes fastened together; used with together; used with both eyes to see both eyes to see things far awaythings far away

BoilerBoiler

•A tank in which A tank in which water is heated to water is heated to make steam for make steam for powerpower

CowardCoward

•A person who A person who runs from danger runs from danger or troubleor trouble

FunnelFunnel

•A smokestack A smokestack on a steamshipon a steamship

IcebergIceberg

•A huge mass of A huge mass of ice floating in ice floating in the seathe sea

ImmigrantsImmigrants

•People who move People who move from their home from their home country to a new country to a new home in another home in another countrycountry

SonarSonar

•An instrument that An instrument that uses sound waves uses sound waves to find an object in to find an object in deep waterdeep water

TelegraphTelegraph

•An instrument used An instrument used to send coded to send coded messages over wire messages over wire or by radioor by radio

TragedyTragedy

•An event that An event that is very sadis very sad

VoyageVoyage

•A journey or A journey or trip taken by trip taken by waterwater

BowBow

•The front The front section of a section of a shipship

SternStern

•The back The back section of a section of a shipship

Dr. Robert Dr. Robert BallardBallard

•The scientist who The scientist who rediscovered The rediscovered The Titanic at the bottom Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean of the Atlantic Ocean in 1985in 1985

Molly BrownMolly Brown

• A first class Titanic A first class Titanic passenger who took over passenger who took over a life boat and was later a life boat and was later nicknamed “The nicknamed “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”.Unsinkable Molly Brown”.

Captain Edward J. Captain Edward J. SmithSmith

•The captain of The The captain of The Titanic who had worked Titanic who had worked for the White Star Line for the White Star Line for over 30 years and for over 30 years and was going to retire after was going to retire after the Titanic’s voyage.the Titanic’s voyage.

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Discovering the Titanic Discovering the Titanic

by Cindy Trumboreby Cindy Trumbore