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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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Siren
Transportation; Nautical
A sound signal which uses electricity or compressed air to actuate either a disc or a cup shaped rotor.
Skysail
Transportation; Nautical
A sail set very high, above the royals. Only carried by a few ships.
Skyscraper
Transportation; Nautical
A small, triangular sail, above the skysail. Used in light winds on a few ships.
Slop chest
Transportation; Nautical
A ship's store of merchandise, such as clothing, tobacco, etc., maintained aboard merchant ships for sale to the crew.
Slush
Transportation; Nautical
Greasy substance obtained by boiling or scraping the fat from empty salted meat storage barrels, or the floating fat residue after boiling the crew's meal. In the Royal Navy the perquisite of the ...
Slush fund
Transportation; Nautical
The money obtained by the cook selling slush ashore. Used for the benefit of the crew (or the cook).
Splice the mainbrace
Transportation; Nautical
A euphemism, it is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink, traditionally grog.
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