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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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nautical mile
Transportation; Nautical
a distance of 1.852 kilometres (1.151 mi). Approximately the distance of one minute of arc of latitude on the Earth's surface. A speed of one nautical mile per hour is called a knot (qv).
skeg
Transportation; Nautical
a downward or sternward projection from the keel in front of the rudder. Protects the rudder from damage, and in bilge keelers may provide one "leg" of a tripod on which the boat stands when the tide ...
displacement hull
Transportation; Nautical
a hull designed to travel through the water, rather than planing over it.
daggerboard
Transportation; Nautical
a type of light centerboard that is lifted vertically; often in pairs, with the leeward one lowered when beating.
coaming
Transportation; Nautical
the raised edge of a hatch, cockpit or skylight to help keep out water.
hatch
Transportation; Nautical
a covered opening in a ship's deck through which cargo can be loaded or access made to a lower deck; the cover to the opening is called a hatch.
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