Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

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Nautical

cheeks

Transportation; Nautical

wooden blocks at the side of a spar or the side of a block or gun carriage

chine

Transportation; Nautical

1) A relatively sharp angle in the hull, as compared to the rounded bottoms of most traditional boat hulls. 2) A line formed where the sides of a boat meet the bottom

chock-a-block

Transportation; Nautical

rigging blocks that are so tight against one another that they cannot be further tightened.

chronometer -

Transportation; Nautical

a timekeeper accurate enough to be used to determine longitude by means of celestial navigation.

civil red ensign

Transportation; Nautical

the British Naval Ensign or Flag of the British Merchant Navy, a red flag with the Union Flag in the upper left corner. Colloquially called the "red duster".

clean bill of health

Transportation; Nautical

a certificate issued by a port indicating that the ship carries no infectious diseases. Also called a pratique.

clean slate

Transportation; Nautical

at the helm, the watch keeper would record details of speed, distances, headings, etc. on a slate. At the beginning of a new watch the slate would be wiped clean.