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Boats & ships
Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.
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Gybe
Transportation; Boats & ships
Also spelled jibe. To change the course of a boat so that the boom swings over to the opposite side.
Buoy
Transportation; Boats & ships
An anchored floating object that serves as a navigation aid. Also used to mark a mooring spot.
Chart recorder
Transportation; Boats & ships
An electronic depth sounder that records bottom structure data on paper.
Transducer
Transportation; Boats & ships
An electronic sensing device mounted in a boat's bilge or at the bottom of the transom to provide data for a depth sounder.
Direct drive
Transportation; Boats & ships
An engine configuration in which the drive shaft runs in a straight driveline through the bottom of the hull.
Inboard engine
Transportation; Boats & ships
An internal combustion engine often mounted amidships that runs a drive shaft through the hull bottom.
