Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

Industry: Transportation

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Nautical

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.