Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

Industry: Transportation

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staysail

Transportation; Nautical

a sail whose luff is attached to a forestay.

steering flat

Transportation; Nautical

in a vessel, the compartment containing the steering gear.

steering oar a

Transportation; Nautical

long, flat board or oar that went from the stern to well underwater, used to steer vessels before the invention of the rudder. Traditionally on the starboard side of a ship (the "steering board" ...

stern tube

Transportation; Nautical

the tube under the hull to bear the tailshaft for propulsion (usually at stern).

sterndrive

Transportation; Nautical

a propeller drive system similar to the lower part of an outboard motor extending below the hull of a larger power boat or yacht, but driven by an engine mounted within the hull. Unlike a fixed ...