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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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oilskins or oilies

Transportation; Nautical

foul-weather clothing worn by sailors.

oreboat

Transportation; Nautical

Great Lakes term for a vessel primarily used in the transport of iron ore.

orlop deck

Transportation; Nautical

the lowest deck of a ship of the line. The deck covering in the hold.

outdrive

Transportation; Nautical

the lower part of a sterndrive (qv).

outhaul

Transportation; Nautical

a line used to control the shape of a sail.

outward bound

Transportation; Nautical

to leave the safety of port, heading for the open ocean.

overbear

Transportation; Nautical

to sail downwind directly at another ship, stealing the wind from its sails.