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2. 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

3. Transom (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   Vertical transom and stern of a modern cargo ship. In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel. Historically, they are a development from the canoe stern (or "double-ender") wherein which both bow and stern are pointed. Transoms add both strength and width to the stern.

4. Aids to Navigation Boat - Wikipedia

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   55-ft Aids to Navigation Boat (ANB) Equipped with a crane that is used for hoisting and securing the various buoys and aids to navigation that the Coast Guard supplies for waterways. The boat is 55 ft long to the transom, and 58 ft 9 in to the end of the swim platform. It is 25 ft tall unfixed and has a navigational draft of 8 ft.

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

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   axial fire Fire oriented towards the ends of the ship; the opposite of broadside fire. In the Age of Sail, this was known as "raking fire". aye, aye (/ ˌ aɪ ˈ aɪ /) A reply to an order or command to indicate that it, firstly, is heard; and, secondly, is understood and will be carried out (e.g. "Aye, aye, sir" to officers). Also the proper ...

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   President-elect Donald Trump had not been terribly successful in suing media organizations until this weekend when ABC News agreed to settle a closely-watched defamation case he brought against ...

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   A gay Georgia couple convicted of sickening sexually abuse of their two adopted sons will spend the rest of the lives behind bars.. William and Zachary Zulock, 34 and 36, were each sentenced last ...