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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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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 through freeing ports, ...
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.
