Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

Industry: Transportation

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worm, serve, and parcel

Transportation; Nautical

to protect a section of rope from chafing by: laying yarns (worming) to fill in the cuntlines, wrapping marline or other small stuff (serving) around it, and stitching a covering of canvas ...

yard

Transportation; Nautical

the horizontal spar from which a square sail is suspended.

yardarm

Transportation; Nautical

the very end of a yard. Often mistaken for a "yard", which refers to the entire spar. As in to hang "from the yardarm" and the sun being "over the yardarm" (late enough to have a drink).

yarr

Transportation; Nautical

acknowledgement of an order, or agreement. Also aye, aye.

list

Transportation; Nautical

the vessel's angle of lean or tilt to one side, in the direction called roll. Typically refers to a lean caused by flooding or improperly loaded or shifted cargo (as opposed to 'heeling', which see).