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Faith[]
- "You are a fool. You seek in this place what only faith can provide."
"Faith. In faith there is light enough to see but darkness enough to blind." - ―The Spaniard and Blackbeard
A feeling, conviction or belief that something is true, real, or will happen. Belief and trust in the Christian God's promises. A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal. Mental acceptance of and confidence in a claim as truth without evidence supporting the claim or disregarding all evidence to the contrary.
Farthest Gate[]
The waterfall at world's end.
- "The navigational charts. The route to the Farthest Gate."
- ―Sao Feng
Another name for World's End; possibly named for the passage leading to that area.[1]
Fate[]
- "You are a desperate man. You are the one who hopes to get married. But your fate is to be married to this ship."
"I choose my own fate."
"Then it wouldn't be fate, would it?" - ―Davy Jones and Will Turner
The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause; To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable. Davy Jones once warned Will Turner that his fate was to be married to the Flying Dutchman; Blackbeard was said to have a high regard for fate.
Fear[]
- "Gibbs, is your throat tight?"
"Aye."
"Your heart beats fast, your breath is short, you have an acute awareness of the vulnerability of your own skin?"
"Aye! Aye!"
"I fear you suffer from the malady of intense and overwhelming fear." - ―Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs
An unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger.
Fencing[]
- "I applied myself to my lessons, and went without sweets so I could pay for fencing lessons in secret."
- ―Esmeralda to Jack Sparrow
The art or practice of attack and defense with a sword.
Fiancé[]
- "So you never wondered how your latest fiancé ended up on the Flying Dutchman in the first place?"
- ―James Norrington to Elizabeth Swann on Will Turner
A person engaged to be married, particularly an engaged man. The term fiancée refers to a woman engaged.
Fid[]
A tool commonly used by sailors, normally taking the form of a stake or prong made from wood or bamboo.[2] Captain Sao Feng was known to use a fid as a weapon.[3]
Fiddler's Green[]
- "With the keys to the cage, and the devil to pay, / We lay to Fiddler's Green."
- ―from Hoist the Colours
A paradisiacal land imagined by sailors,[1] possibly as the opposite of Davy Jones' Locker.[4]
Fiend[]
- "Ye fiend! Who are ye?"
"I don't think I'm the fiend here. You are, after all, the ones looking for something to steal."
"Arabella, the crew must have heard you scream. We need to get out of here. Quick!" - ―Arabella Smith, Billy Turner, and Jean Magliore
A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
Fighting top[]
The fighting top of the Flying Dutchman during the battle of Calypso's maelstrom, with swivel guns mounted.
The fighting top is a platform on the lower masts of sailing ships, from which sailors or marines armed with muskets and swivel guns would serve as sharpshooters during battle, to clear the decks of enemy crew before boarding. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with crow's nest.
Figurehead[]
The figurehead of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
- "If the figurehead was on Opawiwato, Sterling had to find it; by what ever means necessary."
- ―Gunner
A figurehead is a carved wooden decoration, often female or bestial, found at the prow of ships.
Fire in the hole[]
- "Uh, oh! Fire in the hole!"
- ―Cotton's parrot
A standard warning indicating that an explosive detonation in a confined space is imminent. It originated with miners, who needed to warn their fellows that a charge had been set. [5] Cotton's parrot learned the phrase, and repeated it as Jack the monkey lit a firework in Singapore.[1]
Firebrand[]
A firebrand is a special type of cannon round that appears in Pirates of the Caribbean Online. When used, a cannon will shoot out a fiery cannonball.
First Mate[]
- "See, three days out on the venture, the first mate comes to him and says everything's an equal share. That should mean the location of the treasure, too. So, Jack gives up the bearings. That night, there was a mutiny."
- ―Joshamee Gibbs concerning Jack Sparrow
Joshamee Gibbs - Jack's trusty first mate
Second-in-command to the captain or master of a ship. [2]
Fish[]
- "Jack, you still drink like a fish, gamble, and I long ago lost track of the wenches."
- ―Robert Greene to Jack Sparrow
A limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins living wholly in water.
Fisherman[]
- "Why aren't you fishing?"
"I am afraid of that ship. People say it is a ghost ship." - ―Will Turner and a fisherman
A fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water. Fishing existed as a means of obtaining food, having become a major means of survival as well as a business venture. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish.
Flag[]
- "I am Don Carrera de la Vega. Why do you fly British colors?"
"That...is a stolen flag. Overcome with remorse, we are even now on our way to deliver it back." - ―Carrera de la Vega and Jack Sparrow
A piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or as decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag.
Flagship[]
Blackbeard's fearsome flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, at full sail.
- "Commodore Norrington's made it his flagship. He'll use it to hunt down the last dregs of piracy on the Spanish Main."
- ―Mullroy
In a maritime fleet, the ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag. The term comes from the British Royal Navy, referring to the ship from which the commanding officer of the squadron or fleet flies his Ensign. Flagships were usually the grandest, most heavily armed, or best known vessels in the squadron or fleet. The HMS Interceptor was the flagship of Commodore James Norrington when he commanded the Royal Navy forces stationed in Port Royal. Pirates were known to have flagships, like Blackbeard's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Flaxen[]
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Fleet[]
The pirate fleet.
- "Robert's your uncle. Fannie's your aunt. There you are with two ships. The makings of your very own fleet. You'll take the grandest as your flagship, and who's to argue?"
- ―Jack Sparrow
Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, composed of a minimum of five ships of the line, with any number of smaller vessels, commanded by an Admiral of Rear-Admiral. The term can also refer to the collective naval force of a country's navy.
Fog[]
The HMS Dauntless surrounded by fog.
- "It's bad luck to be singing about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog. Mark my words."
- ―Joshamee Gibbs
A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud; a mist or film clouding a surface. It could also mean a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
Forecastle[]
Hector Barbossa stands on the forecastle of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
- "Germaine!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Wake the remaining crew and call them to the forecastle." - ―Lawrence Norrington and Germaine
Also fo'c's'le or fo'c'sle:
- A superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, or as quarters for sailors;
- The forward part of the weather deck of a vessel, commonly that part forward of the foremast.[3]
Fork[]
A fork is stuck in Ragetti's wooden eye.
- "A gunner's mate told me that Sharkheart once cut off a sailor's ear and forced him to eat it with a knife and fork and a dash of pepper."
- ―Turi to Pablo
An implement with two or more prongs used for lifting food to the mouth or holding it when cutting.
Foreman[]
- "Prisoner claims to be innocent of being Jack Sparrow. How do you find?"
"No trial? But aren't we here to examine the evidence?"
"Foreman, your finding. Guilty?"
"Guilty verdict means he'll hang." - ―Justice Smith and Foreman
Foreman was a title of a member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf. A man served as foreman during Joshamee Gibbs' trial in the Old Bailey. On a merchant vessel foreman was a person, often experienced, who supervised other workmen.
Foremast[]
The Interceptor's foremast falling.
- "The foremast! It's been hit!"
- ―Gunner
The mast nearest the bow in all ships with two or more masts. [4]
Forestay[]
A line holding up the mast that attaches to the mast at one end, and the bow at the other end.
Forfeit[]
- "The chest, hand it over."
"I can set you free, mate."
"My freedom was forfeited long ago." - ―Davy Jones and Jack Sparrow
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor. A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game. To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules.
Forge[]
Fountain of Youth[]
The Fountain of Youth
- "I have a report. The Spanish have located the Fountain of Youth. I will not have some melancholy Spanish monarch, a Catholic, gain eternal life!"
- ―George Augustus
A mystical water spring intended to restore the youth of anyone who drinks it. Explorer Juan Ponce de León set out to Florida to find it in the 1500s. Captains Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa and Blackbeard were all involved in a search for the Fountain. The Latin term "Aqua de Vida" was another name for the Fountain.
Freebooter[]
- "Whilst I will admit that my reputation deservedly suggests resource and ingenuity beyond that of an average freebooter, even a man as highly esteemed as I... Me? I? ...Even a man such as me'self cannot be expected to sniddle-pop aboard a manned vessel, find and release twelve Cove-folk who have already demonstrated a penchant for capture, and scimper off with nary a blade or ball makin' its way through me vitals, eh?"
- ―Jack Sparrow to Mutti
A person who pillages and plunders, especially a pirate.
Freedom[]
- "For liberty! For freedom! For liberated freeness! Charge!"
- ―Jack Sparrow
The condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited.
Frog[]
- "We fought the French, Cap'n Sparrow. Kicked their frog-gulping arses, we did."
- ―Lucius Featherstone
A small hopping amphibian similar to a toad. It was also used as a slang term towards a French person. Hector Barbossa used poisonous dart frogs to poison his sword.
Funeral[]
- "You don't want to be doing that, mate."
"No, I really think I do."
"Your funeral." - ―Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa
A ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances.
