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    Glossary of nautical terms

    Tidal stream

    Tidal stream

    Tidal atlas

    Tidal atlas

    Thwart

    Thwart

    Thumb knot

    Thumb knot

    Thumb cleat

    Thumb cleat

    Throat

    Throat

    Thole pins

    Thole pins

    Thixotropic

    Thixotropic

    Thimble

    Thimble

    Thermal wind

    Thermal wind

    Thames measurement (or tonnage)

    Thames measurement (or tonnage)

    Terminals

    Terminals

    Teredo

    Teredo

    Tender

    Tender

    Tell-tales

    Tell-tales

    Telegraph buoy (beacon)

    Telegraph buoy (beacon)

    Tang

    Tang

    Talurit

    Talurit

    Take up, to

    Take up, to

    Take the ground, to

    Take the ground, to

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