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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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awash
Transportation; Nautical
so low in the water that the water is constantly washing across the surface.
azimuth compass
Transportation; Nautical
an instrument employed for ascertaining position of the sun with respect to magnetic north. The azimuth of an object is its bearing from the
back and fill
Transportation; Nautical
to use the advantage of the tide being with you when the wind is not.
beaching
Transportation; Nautical
deliberately running a vessel aground, to load and unload (as with landing craft), or sometimes to prevent a damaged vessel sinking.
