Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

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cuddy

Transportation; Nautical

a small cabin in a boat.

cunningham

Transportation; Nautical

a line invented by Briggs Cunningham, used to control the shape of a sail.

cut splice

Transportation; Nautical

a joint between two lines, similar to an eye-splice, where each rope end is joined to the other a short distance along, making an opening which closes under tension.

cut and run

Transportation; Nautical

when wanting to make a quick escape, a ship might cut lashings to sails or cables for anchors, causing damage to the rigging, or losing an anchor, but shortening the time needed to make ready by ...

cut of his jib

Transportation; Nautical

the "cut" of a sail refers to its shape. Since this would vary between ships, it could be used both to identify a familiar vessel at a distance, and to judge the possible sailing qualities of an ...