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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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bitt

Transportation; Nautical

a post mounted on the ship's bow, for fastening ropes or cables.

mast

Transportation; Nautical

a vertical pole on a ship which supports sails or rigging.

wake

Transportation; Nautical

turbulence behind a vessel. Not to be confused with wash.

rigging

Transportation; Nautical

the system of masts and lines on ships and other sailing vessels.

scuttlebutt

Transportation; Nautical

a barrel with a hole in used to hold water that sailors would drink from. Also: gossip.

scuppers

Transportation; Nautical

originally a series of pipes fitted through the ships side from inside the thicker deck waterway to the topside planking to drain water overboard, larger quantities drained ...

outboard motor

Transportation; Nautical

a motor mounted externally on the transom of a small boat. The boat may be steered by twisting the whole motor, instead of or in addition to using a rudder.