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  2. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal or coastal transport of heavy goods. 2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat (or aircraft) at the disposal of an admiral (or other high ranking flag officer) for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. In Royal Navy service ...

  3. Wikipedia : Naming conventions (ships)

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    Many types of ship, such as American PT boats and German U-boats, are officially known only by a hull number. In these cases, it can be best to spell out the ship type (e.g. German submarine U-238), but be sure the ship type name is correct. In many cases, the designation is not an abbreviation and may not relate directly to a ship's class or ...

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    1. (ship's boat) A small, light boat propelled by oars or a sail, used as a tender to larger vessels during the Age of Sail. 2. (full-rigged pinnace) A small "race built" galleon, square-rigged with either two or three masts. 3. In modern usage, any small boat other than a launch or lifeboat associated with a larger vessel. pintle

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    draw (n.) an act of drawing, or something drawn a game result in which no player/team wins (also tie) to suck smoke from a cigarette etc. a ditch that draws water off an area of land a shallow valley or gully. (n.) dresser (furniture) a type of cupboard or sideboard esp. for kitchen utensils *

  6. List of ship names of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    In Nicholas Monsarrat's original book, HMS Saltash was a larger River-class frigate) Rockhampton (in the 1955 John Wayne film The Sea Chase ; portrayed by River-class frigate HMCS New Glasgow ) Sea Tiger (submarine, in the 1943 film We Dive at Dawn ; portrayed by Turkish S-class submarines P614 and P615)

  7. Adjective - Wikipedia

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    An adjective (abbreviated adj.) is a word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase.Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Traditionally, adjectives are considered one of the main parts of speech of the English language, although historically they were classed together with nouns. [1]

  8. Kattumaram - Wikipedia

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    The English word "catamaran" is derived from the Tamil word, kattumaram (கட்டுமரம்), which means "logs bound together". However, the original kattumaram did not refer to double-hulled boats at all, but to a type of single-hulled raft of the Tamil people made of three to seven tree trunks lashed together. The term has evolved ...

  9. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    Word British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings pacifier something or somebody that brings peace rubber teat for babies (UK: dummy) paddle a walk through shallow water, especially at the seaside (US approx. wade, also UK usage) [48] an oar used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat