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(archaic, Britain, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
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A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
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(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
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(derogatory) A soldier on a peacekeeping mission who spends a lot of time at the beach.
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(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
n
A connected stretch of rivers, lakes, canals, or coastlines, providing opportunities for recreational boating etc.
n
(UK) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
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(military, nautical, broadly) A naval force capable of military operations in riverine and coastal environments.
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The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.
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Synonym of coastguardsman
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(UK, historical) A custom house officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade.
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A member of a coastguard.
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(nautical, idiomatic) The bottom of the ocean, seen as a grave for sailors and the resting-place of anything that goes overboard and is lost.
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A sea area centred on the Dogger Bank; the name of a shipping forecast area.
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(shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
n
living quarters built on a floating platform, such as near an offshore oil rig.
n
A quay along an Italian waterway.
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(military, nautical) A naval force capable of military operations in coastal waters and in the open seas near its home country, but not capable of independent operations far from its home country.
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(now historical) A Spanish vessel used to protect the coast.
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Acronym of US Navy Board of Inspection and Survey. It is an inspection that occurs on ships and submarines every 5 years and prior to commissioning. Known throughout the Navy for its gruelling intensity and difficulty to pass, it has become something to be feared by sailors and officers alike.
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(law) Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
adj
Connected or anchored to the land.
n
(archaic, military) A superheavy tank, supertank
n
A system of ethics based on "first come, first served" or "every man for himself" rather than the fair distribution of resources.
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Alternative form of lagan [(law) Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.]
n
The keeper of a lighthouse.
n
(international law) A body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea.
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The concept of freedom of the seas.
adj
Produced in or by the sea.
adj
Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
adj
Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.
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The body of law concerning international trade on the high seas.
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(nautical) Synonym of sickbay
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A ship dedicated to commercial, rather than military, purposes.
n
civilian naval fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise
n
Aboard a ship, a watch from midnight to 4 a.m.
adj
Alternative form of nautical [Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.]
adj
Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.
n
(nautical) A map of a maritime area showing characteristics which are relevant for navigation.
n
The naval component of, or (as sometimes meant in an older sense) counterpart to, military science; science as applied to naval requirements (such as the advancement of naval administration and naval technology).
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of navalism
adv
In a naval manner; with relation to a navy.
n
(nautical) Synonym of nautical chart (“maritime map showing characteristics which are relevant for seafarers”)
adj
(military) Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
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Obsolete form of orlop. [(nautical) The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.]
adj
(nautical) Designed and equipped to be capable of sailing on an ocean.
adj
Relating to mail posted at sea.
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(UK, naval, slang) The Submarine Command Course.
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One who lives or works on a quayside.
adj
Fit for service on a river.
n
(US, naval, informal, historical) The Articles for the Government of the United States Navy.
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(Canada, US, nautical) An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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(US, Navy, Marines) An experienced sailor.
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A mariner's card, or compass.
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(nautical) A regularly used route for ocean-going vessels.
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(idiomatic) The ability to partially or fully inhabit a marine environment.
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(literally) One who roams about the ocean much of the time.
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(archaic) Fresh provisions to be consumed during a sea voyage.
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Alternative form of sea day [A day on which a cruise ship remains at sea all day (i.e. passengers cannot leave the ship).]
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duty at sea undertaken by personnel in the armed forces or other uniformed services of the United States.
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(obsolete) A star used for navigation or guidance at sea.
adj
Fit for service at sea.
n
A collection of support and supply ships supporting operations elsewhere, that can function as a floating barracks, hospital and base.
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A construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.
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(poetic) Born on or in the sea.
adj
Transported on the sea or ocean, especially by floating on the sea.
n
A sailor accustomed to the sea.
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Travel or journey by sea.
adj
Living one's life at sea.
n
People who live near the sea and make a traditional living from it.
adj
Made for, or used on the high seas.
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Effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy.
adj
(nautical) Easy to sail at sea; having good handling ability in the ocean.
adj
indicating competent seamanship.
n
A permanent dwelling constructed at sea, outside the territory claimed by any national government.
adj
Fit for service at sea.
adj
Somewhat or partly seafaring.
n
A specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling.
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Alternative form of water carrier [(usually historical) A person who carries water from a spring or well, especially in antiquity and pre-modern era when it was a common job.]
adj
Transported or transmitted by water.
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