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Boats & ships
Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.
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Hoisting rope
Transportation; Boats & ships
A special flexible wire or nylon rope for lifting purposes.
Helmsman
Transportation; Boats & ships
An able-bodied seamen entrusted with the steering of a vessel.
Hazardous cargo
Transportation; Boats & ships
All substances of an inflammable, toxic or otherwise dangerous nature.
Hawser
Transportation; Boats & ships
Large strong rope or cable used for towing purposes and for securing or mooring ships.
Hatch
Transportation; Boats & ships
An opening, generally rectangular, in a ship's deck providing access into the compartment below.
Hard aground
Transportation; Boats & ships
A vessel which has gone aground and is incapable of refloating under her own power.
Harbour master (port captain)
Transportation; Boats & ships
A person usually having the experience of a certificated master mariner and having a good knowledge of the characteristics of the port and its whole area. He administers the entire shipping movements ...
