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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
Industry: Transportation
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under way
Transportation; Nautical
a vessel that is moving under control: that is, neither at anchor, made fast to the shore, aground nor adrift.
underwater hull
Transportation; Nautical
the underwater section of a vessel beneath the waterline, normally not visible except when in drydock.
up-behind
Transportation; Nautical
slack off quickly and run slack to a belaying point. This order is given when a line or wire has been stopped off or falls have been four-in-hand and the hauling part is to be belayed.
up-and-down
Transportation; Nautical
a description for the relative slackness of an anchor chain; this term means that the anchor chain is slack and hangs vertically down from the hawse pipe.
vanishing angle
Transportation; Nautical
the maximum degree of heel after which a vessel becomes unable to return to an upright position.