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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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bulwark

Transportation; Nautical

The side of a ship above the deck.

bumboat

Transportation; Nautical

a private boat selling goods.

bumpkin

Transportation; Nautical

Spar projecting from stern of ship.

bunting tosser

Transportation; Nautical

a signalman who prepares and flies flag hoists. Also known in the American Navy as a skivvy waver.

buntline

Transportation; Nautical

a line tied to the bottom of a square sail and used to haul it up to the yard when furling.

buoy

Transportation; Nautical

a floating object of defined shape and color, which is anchored at a given position and serves as an aid to navigation.

buoyed up

Transportation; Nautical

lifted by a buoy, especially a cable that has been lifted to prevent it from trailing on the bottom.