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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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lifebelt, lifejacket, life preserver or mae west

Transportation; Nautical

a device such as a buoyant ring or inflatable jacket which keeps a person afloat in the water.

lifeboat –

Transportation; Nautical

a rescue boat kept on board a vessel

liferaft

Transportation; Nautical

an inflatable, covered raft, used in the event of a vessel being abandoned.

line astern

Transportation; Nautical

in naval warfare, a line of battle formed behind a flagship

loaded to the gunwales

Transportation; Nautical

literally, having cargo loaded as high as the ship's rail; also means extremely drunk.

loggerhead

Transportation; Nautical

an iron ball attached to a long handle, used for driving caulking into seams and (occasionally) in a fight. Hence: 'at loggerheads'.

long stay

Transportation; Nautical

a description for the relative slackness of an anchor chain; this term means taught and extended.