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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lookout

Transportation; Shipping

A member of the crew stationed on the forecastle, bridge, or in the case of sailing vessels, the crow's nest at the top of one of the main masts. His duty it is to watch for any ...

lift on, lift off (LO-LO)

Transportation; Shipping

A container ship in which containers are lifted on or off by crane, as opposed to Ro-Ro.

longshoreman

Transportation; Shipping

A dock labourer employed to work cargo on ships.

loll

Transportation; Shipping

The state of instability caused when a ship is top heavy or has too much water such as from flooding below decks.

captain's log

Transportation; Shipping

A full nautical record of a ship's voyage, written up at the end of each watch by the deck officer on watch. The principal entries are: courses steered; distance run; compass ...