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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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day beacon
Transportation; Nautical
an unlighted fixed structure which is equipped with a dayboard for daytime identification.
dayboard
Transportation; Nautical
the daytime identifier of an aid to navigation presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, white, orange, yellow, or black).
deadeye
Transportation; Nautical
a wooden block with holes (but no pulleys) which is spliced to a shroud. It is used to adjust the tension in the standing rigging of large sailing vessels, by lacing through the holes with a lanyard ...
deadwood
Transportation; Nautical
a wooden part of the centerline structure of a boat, usually between the sternpost and amidships.
decks
Transportation; Nautical
the structures forming the approximately horizontal surfaces in the ship's general structure. Unlike flats, they are a structural part of the ship.
deck hand, decky
Transportation; Nautical
a person whose job involves aiding the deck supervisor in (un)mooring, anchoring, maintenance, and general evolutions on deck.
deck supervisor
Transportation; Nautical
the person in charge of all evolutions and maintenance on deck; sometimes split into two groups: forward deck supervisor, aft deck supervisor.
