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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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ready about

Transportation; Nautical

a call to indicate imminent tacking (see going about).

receiver of wreck

Transportation; Nautical

a government official whose duty is to give owners of shipwrecks the opportunity to retrieve their property and ensure that law-abiding finders of wreck receive an appropriate ...

red duster

Transportation; Nautical

traditional nickname for the Red Ensign, the civil ensign (flag) carried by United Kingdom civilian vessels.

reef

Transportation; Nautical

rock or coral, typically revealed at low tide

reef points

Transportation; Nautical

small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing.

reef-bands

Transportation; Nautical

long pieces of rough canvas sewed across the sails to give them additional strength.

reef-tackles

Transportation; Nautical

ropes employed in the operation of reefing.