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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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Midshipman's roll
Transportation; Nautical
A slovenly method of rolling up a hammock transversely, and lashing it endways by one clue.
Midshipman's hitch
Transportation; Nautical
An alternative to the Blackwall Hitch, preferred if the rope is greasy. Made by first forming a Blackwell hitch and then taking the underneath part and placing over the bill of the hook
Mizzenmast (or mizzen)
Transportation; Nautical
The third mast, or mast aft of the mainmast, on a ship.
Monkey's fist
Transportation; Nautical
A ball woven out of line used to provide heft to heave the line to another location. The monkey fist and other heaving-line knots were sometimes weighted with lead (easily available in the form of ...
Mould
Transportation; Nautical
A template of the shape of the hull in transverse section. Several moulds are used to form a temporary framework around which a hull is built.
Navigation rules
Transportation; Nautical
Rules of the road that provide guidance on how to avoid collision and also used to assign blame when a collision does occur.
