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A command to stop or cease immediately what one is doing.

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The angle between the sail and the apparent wind or the rudder or centerline and the water flow.

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Recovering and utilizing the heat content of the compressed air.

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To install the sails on the boom or the forestay.

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To move cargo from one place to another.

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A structure which extends outboard beyond the edge of the hull for some special purpose. Some Polynesian canoes use outriggers to support an "ama" or small secondary hull, while fishing boats may use outriggers to suspend lines or nets over the water. ...

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(turbine oils) -- a test for determining the ability of an oil to aid in preventing the rusting of ferrous parts in the presence of water.

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A wooden lattice-work covering a hatch or the bottom boards of a boat; similarly designed gratings of metal are frequently found on shipboard.

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Nun

A kind of navigational buoy

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The place where a vessel lies. The place in which a man sleeps.

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The straight or curved line of the deck line; curvature of the lines of a vessel toward the bow and stern.

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A direction of forty-five degrees or less from the stern.

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Columnar support for the steering wheel in the cockpit.

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Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

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The outer resin surface of a fiberglass boat, usually colored.

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The extension of an air actuator beyond its design height.

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The strokes on the ship's bell to mark the passage of time. The passage of time in each watch is marked by the bell every half-hour.

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Required by some countries for protection against the dumping of certain types of merchandise or products.

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The record of courses steered and distances traveled since the time a ship's position was last fixed by shore or astronomical observations.

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A mooring buoy or spar. A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.

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