Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

Industry: Transportation

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cleat

Transportation; Nautical

a stationary device used to secure a rope aboard a vessel.

a method of fixing together two pieces of wood, usually overlapping planks, by driving a nail through both planks as well as a washer-like rove. The nail is then burred or riveted over to complete ...

clew-lines

Transportation; Nautical

used to truss up the clews, the lower corners of square sails.

close aboard

Transportation; Nautical

near a ship.

club hauling

Transportation; Nautical

the ship drops one of its anchors at high speed to turn abruptly. This was sometimes used as a means to get a good firing angle on a pursuing vessel.

compass

Transportation; Nautical

navigational instrument showing the direction of the vessel in relation to the Earth's geographical poles or magnetic poles. Commonly consists of a magnet aligned with the Earth's magnetic field, but ...

consort

Transportation; Nautical

unpowered Great Lakes vessels, usually a fully loaded schooner, barge, or steamer barge, towed by a larger steamer that would often tow more than one barge. The consort system was used in the Great ...