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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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horn

Transportation; Nautical

a sound signal which uses electricity or compressed air to vibrate a disc diaphragm.

horn timber

Transportation; Nautical

a fore-and-aft structural member of the hull sloping up and backwards from the keel to support the counter.

hounds

Transportation; Nautical

attachments of stays to masts.

hull-down

Transportation; Nautical

of a vessel when only its upper parts are visible over the horizon.

hull speed

Transportation; Nautical

the maximum efficient speed of a displacement-hulled vessel.

hydrofoil

Transportation; Nautical

a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull, lifting the hull entirely out of the water at speed and allowing water resistance to be greatly reduced.

idlers

Transportation; Nautical

members of a ship's company not required to serve watches. These were in general specialist tradesmen such as the carpenter and the sailmaker.

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