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Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

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Boats & ships

stay

Transportation; Boats & ships

Wire, rod or other rigging that runs fore and aft of the mast.

give way

Transportation; Boats & ships

Yield to other traffic on water.

cure

Transportation; Boats & ships

Hardening process for resin-soaked fiberglass laminates.

cleat

Transportation; Boats & ships

Hardware piece on a boat or a dock to which lines are attached.

frame-mount hitch

Transportation; Boats & ships

Hitch fastened to the frame of a tow boat.

surge brakes

Transportation; Boats & ships

Hydraulic trailer brake system activated by the sudden inertia of a trailer pushing against the tow vehicle during a hard stop.

trim tabs

Transportation; Boats & ships

Hydraulically adjusted horizontal plates located on the bottom of the transom that control the trim angle of a boat at speed.

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