Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

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Wind-over-tide

Transportation; Nautical

Sea conditions with a tidal current and a wind in opposite directions, leading to short, heavy seas.

Windward

Transportation; Nautical

In the direction that the wind is coming from.

Worm, serve, and parcel

Transportation; Nautical

To protect a section of rope from chafing by: laying yarns (worming) to fill in the cuntlines, wrapping marline or other small stuff (serving) around it, and stitching a covering of canvas ...

Yard

Transportation; Nautical

The horizontal spar from which a square sail is suspended.

Yardarm

Transportation; Nautical

The very end of a yard. Often mistaken for a "yard", which refers to the entire spar. As in to hang "from the yardarm" and the sun being "over the yardarm" (late enough to have a drink).