Transportation

Transportation

Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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towing

Transportation; Nautical

the operation of drawing a vessel forward by means of long lines.

travelers

Transportation; Nautical

small fittings that slide on a rod or line. The most common use is for the inboard end of the mainsheet; a more esoteric form of traveler consists of "slight iron rings, ...

traffic separation scheme

Transportation; Nautical

Shipping corridors marked by buoys which separate incoming from outgoing vessels. Improperly called Sea Lanes.

transom

Transportation; Nautical

a more or less flat surface across the stern of a vessel. Dinghies tend to have almost vertical transoms, whereas yachts’ transoms may be raked forward or aft.