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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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jigger-mast
Transportation; Nautical
the fourth mast, although ships with four or more masts were uncommon, or the aft most mast where it is smallest on vessels of less than four masts.
joggle
Transportation; Nautical
a slender triangular recess cut into the faying surface of a frame or steamed timber to fit over the land of clinker planking, or cut into the faying edge of a plank or rebate to avoid feather ends ...
junk
Transportation; Nautical
old cordage past its useful service life as lines aboard ship. The strands of old junk were teased apart in the process called picking oakum.
gaff
Transportation; Nautical
1) the spart that holds the upper edge of a four-sided fore-and-aft mounted sail 2) a hook on a long pole to haul in fish
gaff rigged
Transportation; Nautical
a boat rigged with a four-sided fore-and-aft sail with its upper edge supported by a spar or gaff which extends aft from the mast.
gaff vang
Transportation; Nautical
a line rigged to the end of a gaff and used to adjust a gaff sail's trim.
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