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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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bowsprit
Transportation; Nautical
a spar projecting from the bow used as an anchor for the forestay and other rigging.
aloft
Transportation; Nautical
in the rigging of a sailing ship. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above.
stern
Transportation; Nautical
the rear part of a ship, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter to the taffrail.
line
Transportation; Nautical
the correct nautical term for the majority of the cordage or "ropes" used on a vessel. A line will always have a more specific name, such as mizzen topsail halyard, which ...
icing
Transportation; Nautical
a serious hazard where cold temperatures (below about -10°C) combined with high wind speed (typically force 8 or above on the Beaufort scale) result in spray blown off the sea ...
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