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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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hardtack
Transportation; Nautical
a hard and long-lasting dry biscuit, used as food on long journeys. Also called ship's biscuit.
hauling wind
Transportation; Nautical
pointing the ship towards the direction of the wind; generally not the fastest point of travel on a sailing vessel.
hawsepiper
Transportation; Nautical
an informal term for a merchant ship’s officer who began their career as an unlicensed merchant seaman, and so did not attend a traditional maritime academy to earn their officer's licence (also see ...
head of navigation
Transportation; Nautical
a term used to describe the farthest point above the mouth of a river that can be navigated by ships.
heeling
Transportation; Nautical
the lean caused by the wind's force on the sails of a sailing vessel.
