Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

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deckhead

Transportation; Nautical

the under-side of the deck above. Sometimes paneled over to hide the pipe work. This paneling, like that lining the bottom and sides of the holds, is the ceiling.

derrick

Transportation; Nautical

a lifting device composed of one mast or pole and a boom or jib which is hinged freely at the bottom.

the devil was possibly a slang term for the garboard seam, hence "between the devil and the deep blue sea" being an allusion to keel hauling, but a more popular version seems to be the seam between ...

devil to pay

Transportation; Nautical

paying the devil is sealing the devil seam. It is a difficult and unpleasant job (with no resources) because of the shape of the seam (up against the stanchions) or if the devil refers to the ...

directional light

Transportation; Nautical

a light illuminating a sector or very narrow angle and intended to mark a direction to be followed.

disrate

Transportation; Nautical

to reduce in rank or rating; demote.

dog watch

Transportation; Nautical

a short watch period, generally half the usual time (e.g. a two hour watch between two four hour ones). Such a watch might be included in order to slowly rotate the system over several days for ...