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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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travelers
Transportation; Nautical
small fittings that slide on a rod or line. The most common use is for the inboard end of the mainsheet; a more esoteric form of traveler consists of "slight iron rings, encircling the backstays, ...
traffic separation scheme
Transportation; Nautical
Shipping corridors marked by buoys which separate incoming from outgoing vessels. Improperly called Sea Lanes.
transom
Transportation; Nautical
a more or less flat surface across the stern of a vessel. Dinghies tend to have almost vertical transoms, whereas yachts’ transoms may be raked forward or aft.