Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

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accommodation ladder

Transportation; Nautical

a portable flight of steps down a ship's side.

admiral

Transportation; Nautical

senior naval officer of Flag rank. In ascending order of seniority, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral and Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy). Derivation Arabic, from Amir al-Bahr ("Ruler of the ...

a high naval authority in charge of a state's Navy or a major territorial component. In the Royal Navy (UK) the Board of Admiralty, executing the office of the Lord High Admiral, promulgates Naval ...

admiralty law

Transportation; Nautical

body of law that deals with maritime cases. In the UK administered by the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice.

adrift

Transportation; Nautical

afloat and unattached in any way to the shore or seabed, but not under way. It implies that a vessel is not under control and therefore goes where the wind and current take her (loose from moorings, ...