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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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camber

Transportation; Nautical

Slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship.

davit

Transportation; Nautical

Device for hoisting and lowering a boat.

figurehead

Transportation; Nautical

Ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship.

demurrage

Transportation; Nautical

Delay of vessel's departure or loading with cargo.

Deepsea Challenger

Transportation; Nautical

The Deepsea Challenger is a deep-diving submersible designed to reach the deepest part of the Earth: challenger deep in the Mariana Trench. On 25 March 2012, Hollywood director ...

pitch

Transportation; Nautical

a vessel's motion, rotating about the beam/transverse axis, causing the fore and aft ends to rise and fall repetitively.

owner

Transportation; Nautical

traditional Royal Navy term for the Captain, a survival from the days when privately-owned ships were often hired for naval service.

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