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Words related to shipboard

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  • marine

    of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.

  • burton

    a kind of light hoisting tackle

  • dutchman's log

    a method of gauging a ship's speed, in which the distance between two shipboard observation stations is divided by the time elapsing between the throwing overboard of an object by the first station and the sighting of it by the second.

  • horse marine

    (formerly) a marine mounted on horseback or a cavalryman doing duty on shipboard.

  • marine barometer

    a barometer for use on shipboard, especially one mounted on gimbals so as to minimize the effects of the motion of the vessel.

  • swab

    a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
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