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

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Transportation > Nautical

rode
Transportation; Nautical

the anchor line, rope or cable connecting the anchor chain to the vessel. Also Anchor Rode.

running rigging
Transportation; Nautical

rigging used to manipulate sails, spars, etc. in order to control the movement of the ship. Cf. standing rigging.

fathom
Transportation; Nautical

a unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.8 m), roughly measured as the distance between a man's outstretched hands. Particularly used to measure depth.

aft
Transportation; Nautical

towards the stern (of the vessel).

starboard
Transportation; Nautical

towards the right-hand side of a vessel facing forward. Denoted with a green light at night. Derived from the old steering oar or steerboard which preceded the invention of the ...

standing rigging
Transportation; Nautical

rigging used to support masts and spars, and is not normally manipulated during normal operations. Cf. running rigging.

hull
Transportation; Nautical

the shell and framework of the basic flotation-oriented part of a ship.

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