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Transportation

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

fall off
Transportation; Nautical

to change the direction of sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind. To bring the bow leeward. Also bear away, bear off or head down. The opposite of heading up.

fardage
Transportation; Nautical

wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry.

fender
Transportation; Nautical

an air or foam filled bumper used in boating to keep boats from banging into docks or each other.

fetch
Transportation; Nautical

1) the distance across water which a wind or waves have traveled 2) reaching a mark without tacking

fid
Transportation; Nautical

1) a tapered wooden tools used for separating the strands of rope for splicing 2) a bar used to fix an upper mast in place

figurehead
Transportation; Nautical

symbolic image at the head of a traditional sailing ship or early steamer.

fireroom
Transportation; Nautical

the compartment in which the ship's boilers or furnaces are stoked and fired.

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