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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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yaw
Transportation; Nautical
a vessel's rotational motion about the vertical axis, causing the fore and aft ends to swing from side to side repetitively.
head
Transportation; Nautical
the toilet or latrine of a vessel, which in sailing ships projected from the bows
bulkhead
Transportation; Nautical
an upright wall within the hull of a ship. Particularly a watertight, load-bearing wall.
sounding
Transportation; Nautical
measuring the depth of the water. Traditionally done by swinging the lead, now commonly by echo sounding.
