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Gale[]
- "The sea is like a woman. You can love her but rule her? Out of the question. Her waves are too choppy and her gales too stormy."
- ―Jack Sparrow
A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm.
Galleon[]
A large vessel of the 15th to the 17th centuries used as a fighting or merchant ship, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and generally lateen-rigged on one or two after masts. [1] The Black Pearl was a galleon.[1]
Galley[]
- "Ragetti -- stop yer blatherin' and find somethin' from the galley to get 'is strenght back."
- ―Hector Barbossa to Ragetti
A ship's kitchen; also a type of ship operated entirely by oar power.[2] Ammand commanded a fleet of galleys.[2]
Gallows[]
- "Gillette, Mr. Sparrow has a dawn appointment with the gallows. I would hate for him to miss it."
- ―James Norrington to Gillette
The gallows were referred to as wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging. Pirates were mainly the ones given an appointment with the gallows.
Geis[]
- "Stay back! I will kill you."
"Are you prepared for what comes after? When I carved that traitorous vessel from my body, I cast upon it a terrible geis. If you stab my heart, yours must take its place. The crew are not bound to me. They are bound to the Dutchman. And the Dutchman must have a captain. Will ye serve?" - ―Weatherby Swann and Davy Jones
A solemn injunction, especially of a magical kind, the infringement of which led to misfortune or even death; a tabu, spell or prohibition. When Davy Jones carved out his heart, he left a geis upon it to where whoever stabs it, their heart must take its place.
Gentleman of fortune[]
- "He was a gentleman of fortune, he was."
- ―Pintel on Jack Sparrow
A formal name for a pirate.[3]
Ghost[]
- "'Tis well known that ghosts and spirits of the damned can menace honest mariners, trying to steal their souls."
- ―Lucius Featherstone to Cutler Beckett
According to traditional belief, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, taken to be capable of appearing in visible form or otherwise manifesting itself to the living.
Ghost ship[]
- "Davy Jones...is real?"
"He is. He sails on some kind of ghost ship. The Flying Dutchman." - ―Esmeralda and Jack Sparrow
Ghost ship may refer to a supposedly haunted ship, crewed by the undead, or one found adrift with its entire crew either missing or dead.
Ghost story[]
- "You best start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner. You're in one!"
- ―Hector Barbossa to Elizabeth Swann
A ghost story can refer to any kind of scary or horror story that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic. Linked to the ghost is the idea of a "haunting", where a supernatural entity is tied to a place, object or person. Ghost stories are commonly examples of ghostlore.
Gibbeting[]
A gibbeted pirate.
- "The Providence sails at first light and if you do not care to be hanging from a gibbet with a mouth full of flies by then, speak now."
- ―Hector Barbossa to Joshamee Gibbs
The use of a gallows-type structure from which the dead or dying bodies of executed criminals were hung on public display to deter other existing or potential criminals. In earlier times, up to the late 17th century, live gibbeting also took place, in which the condemned was placed alive in a metal cage and left to die of thirst.
Give no quarter[]
- "To arms! We give no quarter!"
- ―Ian Mercer
To give no quarter means to show no mercy; an instruction that an enemy crew is to be shown no mercy and that there are to be no survivors. All enemy troops are to be killed, even those who surrender. Also referred to as "take no prisoners," or "no mercy," or "kill them all".
Globe[]
A ball-shaped object with a map of the world on it, usually fixed on a stand.
Gob[]
- "Lower the starboard anchor! Do it, you gobs, or it's you we'll load into the cannons!"
- ―Joshamee Gibbs
A man who serves as a sailor.
God[]
- "Mary, Mother of God!"
- ―Joshamee Gibbs
God is the English name given to the singular omnipotent being in theistic and deistic religions (and other belief systems) who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism.[4]
Gold[]
- "What is inside?"
"Gold? Jewels? Unclaimed properties of a valuable nature?"
"Nothing bad, I hope." - ―Joshamee Gibbs, Pintel, and Ragetti
Gold is a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. It has been highly used for coinage, jewelry, and other arts since the beginning of recorded history. One of the most famous of golds was Aztec gold.
Governess[]
- "Your father wanted something better for you. Lord Willoughby saw it, as well, and thought I could be of help. That is why I have made arrangements for you to train as a governess in London."
- ―Lady Devonshire to Carina Smyth
A woman employed as a private tutor who teaches and trains a child or children in their home.
Grapeshot[]
- "Load the guns! Case shot and langrage! Nails and crushed glass!"
- ―Joshamee Gibbs
A loose mass of metal slugs, rocks, glass shards, etc., fired from a cannon to spray short-range destruction over a broad area. In 1722, Bartholomew Roberts was killed by grapeshot.
Greater Antilles[]
- "What in the Greater Antilles is that?"
- ―Jack Sparrow to Jean Magliore
A chain of islands in the Caribbean Sea, comprised of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
Greek[]
- "You’ve read Captain Ward’s book?"
"Aye, I have."
"One of my tutors gave it to me, when I was just a boy. He taught me Latin and Greek." - ―Cutler Beckett and Jack Sparrow
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, western Asia Minor, Greece, and the Aegean Islands, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records.
Green flash[]
- "'Sunrise sets, flash of green'...Do you care to interpret, Captain Barbossa?"
- ―William Turner reading Sao Feng's navigational charts
A rare, optical phenomena where a green spot is visible for a short time above the sun during sunrise or sunset. It signified the return of a soul from Davy Jones' Locker.[5]
Grim Reaper[]
A carving of the Grim Reaper at the stern of the Flying Dutchman.
A personification of Death as an old man, or a skeleton, carrying a scythe, taking souls to the afterlife. The figurehead of Davy Jones' ghostly vessel, the Flying Dutchman, was based on the Grim Reaper.
Grog[]
Grog is an alcoholic beverage made with water or "small beer" (a weak beer) and rum. It was introduced into the British Royal Navy by Vice Admiral Edward Vernon on 21 August 1740. Vernon wore a coat of grogram cloth and was nicknamed "Old Grogham" or "Old Grog".
Guild[]
A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. In the Pirates of the Caribbean Online video game, a guild is a group of players/pirates gathered in one pirate group.
Guinea[]
A guinea is an 18th century British coin equivalent in value to 21 shillings, or £1 01s 00d (£1.05 GBP). The bounty for bringing down Jack Sparrow is 10,001 guineas, or £10,501.05.
Gumbo[]
A stew or soup that was probably first created in Louisiana in the early 18th century.
Gun crew[]
- "Robby, we need to order the port gun crew to open fire."
- ―Jack Sparrow
A section of a ship's company responsible for handling the ship's guns. Every man in a gun crew was assigned specific tasks, with a senior hand known as the gun captain in charge.
Gun deck[]
The upper gun deck of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
- "That ain't going to work. That's the gun deck above yea."
- ―Pintel to Will Turner
A deck aboard a ship that is primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides.
Gun port[]
- "Of course! She's a Jamaica sloop. Five gun ports to a side, shallow draft, fore and aft rigged, with raked masts."
- ―Jack Sparrow
An opening in the side of the hull of a ship, above the waterline, through which a cannon can be fired.
Gunner[]
- "Gunners, take posts! Await orders."
- ―Hector Barbossa
Gunners were skilled men who aimed the guns on a ship. In some instances a master gunner would give orders to other gunners on how to set their guns during a broadside. It took years of practice to become a good gunner.
Gunpowder[]
- "Pull the grates! Get all the gunpowder onto the net in the cargo hold."
- ―Will Turner
An explosive chemical used in gunnery such as a pistol or cannon.
Gunwale[]
- "Did I not order you to walk said gunwale, Mr. Farmer?"
"Aye, shur!" - ―Jack Sparrow and Farmer
The upper edge of a ship's or boat's side.