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Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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radar
Transportation; Nautical

acronym for radio Detection And Ranging. An electronic system designed to transmit radio signals and receive reflected images of those signals from a "target" in order to ...

companionway
Transportation; Nautical

a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins.

hawse pipe
Transportation; Nautical

the shaft or hole in the side of a vessel's bow through which the anchor chain passes.

windlass
Transportation; Nautical

a winch mechanism, usually with a horizontal axis. Used where mechanical advantage greater than that obtainable by block and tackle was needed (such as raising the anchor on small ...

close-hauled
Transportation; Nautical

of a vessel beating as close to the wind direction as possible.

beating
Transportation; Nautical

sailing closer to the wind than about 60° (see also reaching, running and tacking).

knot
Transportation; Nautical

a unit of speed: 1 nautical mile (1.8520 km; 1.1508 mi) per hour. Originally speed was measured by paying out a line from the stern of a moving boat. The line had a knot every ...

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