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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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keelhauling
Transportation; Nautical
maritime punishment: to punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.
killick ladder are called 'killick'. the badge signifies that here is an able seaman skilled to cope with the awkward job of dealing with a fouled anchor.
Transportation; Nautical
a small anchor. A fouled killick is the substantive badge of non-commissioned officers in the RN. Seamen promoted to the first step in the promotion
kissing the gunner's daughter
Transportation; Nautical
bend over the barrel of a gun for punitive beating with a cane or cat
king plank
Transportation; Nautical
the centerline plank of a laid deck. Its sides are often recessed, or nibbed, to take the ends of their parallel curved deck planks.
kitchen rudder
Transportation; Nautical
hinged cowling around a fixed propeller, allowing the drive to be directed to the side or forwards to manoeuvre the vessel.
knee
Transportation; Nautical
connects two parts roughly at right angles, e.g. deck beams to frames.
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