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| aft | At near or towards the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft. Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft. |
| anchorage | The action of securing something to a base or the state of being secured. The mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family. |
| astern | (of a ship) backwards; stern foremost. The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about. |
| barge | Transport by barge on a body of water. We can t just barge into a private garden. |
| boat | Transport someone or something in a boat. A boat trip. |
| capsize | (of a boat) be overturned in the water. Don t rock the boat or it will capsize. |
| cargo | Goods carried by a large vehicle. A cargo of oil. |
| cart | Convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle. My mother carted us around from one activity to another. |
| cruise | A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places. A cruise down the Nile. |
| deck | A set of two or more record decks connected to sound mixing equipment used by a DJ. There was a big thud when I hit the deck. |
| dock | Of a ship come into a dock and tie up at a wharf. The boat nosed up to a dock. |
| drag | A hunt using a drag lure. He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly. |
| fleet | A group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership. The fleet scurrying of squirrels. |
| galley | (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars. |
| harbour | Of a ship or its crew moor in a harbour. A safe harbour for children in distress. |
| haul | The act of drawing or hauling something. My plan was to haul offshore well clear of the land. |
| haulage | A charge for the commercial transport of goods. Road haulage. |
| lifeboat | A small boat kept on a ship for use in emergency, typically one of a number on deck or suspended from davits. |
| liner | A cosmetic used for outlining or accentuating a facial feature, or a brush or pencil for applying this. The batter hit a liner to the shortstop. |
| pull | The force used in pulling. Pull a sled. |
| raft | Transport on a raft. We rafted the boats together off the shores of Murchison Island. |
| sail | The use of sailing ships as a means of transport. We sailed the Atlantic. |
| sailing | The action of sailing in a ship or boat. A sailing club. |
| salvage | Save from ruin, destruction, or harm. A salvage operation was under way. |
| ship | Hire for work on a ship. The freight would be shipped by rail. |
| sunken | Having a sunken area. A sunken garden. |
| tow | A rope or line used to tow a vehicle or boat. Horses used to tow barges along the canal. |
| tugboat | A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships. |
| vessel | A duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid. Lord use this lowly vessel let me serve You as You will. |
| yacht | Race or cruise in a yacht. An eighty five foot diesel yacht. |
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