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This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water (mostly though not necessarily on the sea). Some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Another term for a clear signal, derived from the days of steam where a station operator would hoist a large wooden ball up a standard, signaling that the engineer was authorized to proceed [38] [71] [134] [136] A slang term used among railroad employees to convey to the crew of a train that they were clear to proceed [137] [138] High cube (US)
Some terms may be used within other English-speaking countries, or within the freight industry in general (air, rail, ship, and manufacturing). For example, shore power is a term borrowed from shipping terminology, in which electrical power is transferred from shore to ship, instead of the ship relying upon idling its engines.
Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they are by no means universal, with differences often originating from parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world, and in the national origins of the engineers and managers who built the inaugural rail ...
"My vessel is 'healthy' and I request free pratique." R Romeo: Gules, a cross or: No ICS meaning as single flag. Prior to 1969: "The way is off my ship; you may feel your way past me." Distance (range) in nautical miles. S Sierra: Argent, an inescutcheon azure "I am operating astern propulsion." [b] Speed (velocity) in knots T Tango
According to the glossary of terms in the United States Coast Guard Light list, an aid to navigation (ATON) is any device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation.