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has definitions from the fields of nautical,work,transportation,business
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[ noun ] (nautical) the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)In September 1822 two companies of infantry arrived_at the mouth of the St._Peter's_River , the head of navigation on the Mississippi , and began construction of Fort_St._Anthony which , upon completion , was renamed in_honor_of its commander , Colonel_Josiah_Snelling . |
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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation,business) ship traffic
Examples "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (nautical,work,transportation) the work of a sailor
Related terms job cabotage steering stand_out chip fore aweigh tack escutcheon unrigged rigged leg lead_line overhead accommodation_ladder bilge_well bitter_end becket starboard rudder Jacob's_ladder lanyard antifouling deadeye fore-and-aft ratline close-hauled sea_ladder sheet spun_yarn stay sternpost stokehold towline capsizing beam-ends bell steerageway close_to_the_wind |
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