Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

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slush

Transportation; Nautical

greasy substance obtained by boiling or scraping the fat from empty salted meat storage barrels, or the floating fat residue after boiling the crew's meal. In the Royal Navy the perquisite of the ...

slush fund

Transportation; Nautical

the money obtained by the cook selling slush ashore. Used for the benefit of the crew (or the cook).

small bower

Transportation; Nautical

the smaller of two anchors carried in the bow.

snow

Transportation; Nautical

a form of brig where the gaff spanker or driver is rigged on a "snow mast" a lighter spar supported in chocks close behind the main-mast.

the space between the guns was used as a semi-private place for trysts with prostitutes and wives, which sometimes led to birth of children with disputed parentage. Another claim is that the origin ...

sonar

Transportation; Nautical

a method of using sound pulses to detect, range and sometime image underwater targets and obstacles, or the bed of the sea. Also see echo sounding and ASDIC.