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Boats & ships
Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.
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Steering system
Transportation; Boats & ships
Its purpose is to control the direction in which the ship travels.
Navigating bridge
Transportation; Boats & ships
A superstructure in the centre of the ship usually containing the officer's quarters.
Hovercraft
Transportation; Boats & ships
It's characterised by its movement, in which a significant portion of its weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the craft.
Shipyard
Transportation; Boats & ships
It consists of one or more building slips or docks which are specially constructed and equipped basins on or in which the ship's structure is erected.
Tonnage
Transportation; Boats & ships
As applied to ships, it can be a measurement of weight or volume. Weight tonnages are: displacement tonnage and deadweight. Measurement tonnages are: gross register tonnage and net register tonnage.
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