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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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Lubber's line
Transportation; Nautical
A vertical line inside a compass case indicating the direction of the ship's head.
Luff up
Transportation; Nautical
To steer a sailing vessel more towards the direction of the wind until the pressure is eased on the [sheet].
Luff and touch her
Transportation; Nautical
To bring the vessel so close to wind that the sails shake
Lying ahull
Transportation; Nautical
Waiting out a storm by dousing all sails and simply letting the boat drift.
Lumber hooker
Transportation; Nautical
A Great Lakes ship designed to carry her own deck load of lumber and to tow one or two barges. The barges were big old schooners stripped of their masts and running gear to carry large cargoes of ...
Lugsail
Transportation; Nautical
A four-sided fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar along the top that is fixed to the mast at a point some distance from the centre of the spar. See Lugger.
Mae west
Transportation; Nautical
A Second World War personal flotation device used to keep people afloat in the water; named after the 1930s actress Mae West, well-known for her large bosom.
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