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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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taking the wind out of his sails

Transportation; Nautical

to sail in a way that steals the wind from another ship. cf. overbear.

tally

Transportation; Nautical

the operation of hauling aft the sheets, or drawing them in the direction of the ship's stern.

teazer

Transportation; Nautical

a rope used as a punitive device.

thole

Transportation; Nautical

vertical wooden peg or pin inserted through the gunwale to form a fulcrum for oars when rowing. Used in place of a rowlock.

three sheets to the wind

Transportation; Nautical

on a three-masted ship, having the sheets of the three lower courses loose will result in the ship meandering aimlessly downwind. Also, a sailor who has drunk strong spirits ...

thwart

Transportation; Nautical

a bench seat across the width of an open boat.

timoneer

Transportation; Nautical

from the French timonnier, is a name given, on particular occasions, to the steersman of a ship.

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