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Boats & ships
Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.
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Slip
Transportation; Boats & ships
A boat berth between two piers or floats. Also, the slight loss of efficient power delivery as a propeller spins in the water.
Planing hull
Transportation; Boats & ships
A boat hull designed to ride on top of the water rather than ploughing through it.
Jet boat
Transportation; Boats & ships
A boat powered by an engine with a water-pump used to create propulsion.
VHF
Transportation; Boats & ships
Very high frequency; a bandwidth designation commonly used by marine radios.
Ballast
Transportation; Boats & ships
Heavy substances loaded by a vessel to improve stability, trim, sea-keeping and to increase the immersion at the propeller. In the days of sail rocks and sand were used. Modern ships use seawater ...
