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Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

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bowsprit

Transportation; Nautical

a spar projecting from the bow used as an anchor for the forestay and other rigging.

aloft

Transportation; Nautical

in the rigging of a sailing ship. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure; overhead or high above.

stern

Transportation; Nautical

the rear part of a ship, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter to the taffrail.

aweigh

Transportation; Nautical

position of an anchor just clear of the bottom.

line

Transportation; Nautical

the correct nautical term for the majority of the cordage or "ropes" used on a vessel. A line will always have a more specific name, such as mizzen topsail halyard, which describes its use.

icing

Transportation; Nautical

a serious hazard where cold temperatures (below about -10°C) combined with high wind speed (typically force 8 or above on the Beaufort scale) result in spray blown off the sea freezing immediately on ...

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