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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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turn

Transportation; Nautical

a knot passing behind or around an object.

chock

Transportation; Nautical

hole or ring attached to the hull to guide a line via that point

overhead

Transportation; Nautical

the "ceiling," or, essentially, the bottom of the deck above you.

broach

Transportation; Nautical

when a sailing vessel loses control of its motion and is forced into a sudden sharp turn, often heeling heavily and in smaller vessels sometimes leading to a capsize. The change ...

wheel

Transportation; Nautical

the usual steering device on larger vessels: a wheel with a horizontal axis, connected by cables to the rudder.

aground

Transportation; Nautical

resting on or touching the ground or bottom (usually involuntarily).

ahead

Transportation; Nautical

forward of the bow.