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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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gam

Transportation; Nautical

a meeting of two (or more) whaling ships at sea. The ships each send out a boat to the other, and the two captains meet on one ship, while the two chief mates meet on the other.

gammon iron

Transportation; Nautical

the bow fitting which clamps the bowsprit to the stem.

gangplank

Transportation; Nautical

a movable bridge used in boarding or leaving a ship at a pier; also known as a "brow".

gangway

Transportation; Nautical

an opening in the bulwark of the ship to allow passengers to board or leave the ship.

garbling

Transportation; Nautical

the (illegal) practice of mixing cargo with garbage.

garboard

Transportation; Nautical

the strake closest to the keel (from Dutch gaarboard).

garboard plank

Transportation; Nautical

a plank immediately either side of the keel.