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Transportation

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

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clew

Transportation; Nautical

the lower corners of square sails or the corner of a triangular sail at the end of the boom.

keel

Transportation; Nautical

the central structural basis of the hull

astern

Transportation; Nautical

towards the stern (rear) of a vessel, behind a vessel.

galley

Transportation; Nautical

the kitchen of the ship

luff

Transportation; Nautical

the forward edge of a sail.

league

Transportation; Nautical

a unit of length, normally equal to three nautical miles.

fast

Transportation; Nautical

fastened or held firmly (fast aground: stuck on the seabed; made fast: tied securely).