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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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athwart, athwartships
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at right angles to the fore and aft or centerline of a ship
bearing
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the horizontal direction of a line of sight between two objects on the surface of the earth. See also "absolute bearing" and "relative bearing".
beaufort scale
Transportation; Nautical
the scale describing wind force devised by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1808, in which winds are graded by the effect of their force (originally, the amount of sail that a fully-rigged frigate ...
before the mast
Transportation; Nautical
literally, the area of a ship before the foremast (the forecastle). Most often used to describe men whose living quarters are located here, officers being quartered in the stern-most areas of the ...
belay
Transportation; Nautical
1) to make fast a line around a fitting, such as a cleat, or 2) an order to halt current activity or countermand an order before it it carried out
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