Nautical

Nautical

of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics

Industry: Transportation

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Windlass

Transportation; Nautical

A winch mechanism, usually with a horizontal axis. Used where mechanical advantage greater than that obtainable by block and tackle was needed (such as raising the anchor on small ships).

Close-hauled

Transportation; Nautical

Of a vessel beating as close to the wind direction as possible.

Beating

Transportation; Nautical

Sailing closer to the wind than about 60° (see also reaching, running and tacking).

Companionway

Transportation; Nautical

A raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins.

Hawse pipe

Transportation; Nautical

The shaft or hole in the side of a vessel's bow through which the anchor chain passes.

Scuttlebutt

Transportation; Nautical

A barrel with a hole in used to hold water that sailors would drink from. Also: gossip.

Scuppers

Transportation; Nautical

Originally a series of pipes fitted through the ships side from inside the thicker deck waterway to the topside planking to drain water overboard, larger quantities drained through freeing ports, ...