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Nautical
of or relating to boats, sailing, maritime topics
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Kitchen rudder
Transportation; Nautical
Hinged cowling around a fixed propeller, allowing the drive to be directed to the side or forwards to manoeuvre the vessel.
Knee
Transportation; Nautical
Connects two parts roughly at right angles, e.g. deck beams to frames.
Knockdown
Transportation; Nautical
The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
Know the ropes
Transportation; Nautical
A sailor who 'knows the ropes' is familiar with the miles of cordage and ropes involved in running a ship.
Ladder
Transportation; Nautical
On board a ship, all "stairs" are called ladders, except for literal staircases aboard passenger ships. Most "stairs" on a ship are narrow and nearly vertical, hence the name. Believed to be from the ...
Laker
Transportation; Nautical
Great Lakes slang for a vessel who spends all its time on the 5 Great Lakes.
Larboard
Transportation; Nautical
Obsolete term for the left side of a ship. Derived from "lay-board" providing access between a ship and a quay, when ships normally docked with the left side to the wharf. Replaced by port side or ...
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