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    Glossary of nautical terms

    Put about, to

    Put about, to

    Pushpit

    Pushpit

    Purchase

    Purchase

    Punt

    Punt

    Pulpit

    Pulpit

    Pudding, puddening

    Pudding, puddening

    Prow

    Prow

    Propeller

    Propeller

    Prolonged blast

    Prolonged blast

    Prohibited area

    Prohibited area

    Proa

    Proa

    Prime meridian

    Prime meridian

    Preventer

    Preventer

    Pratique

    Pratique

    Pram, praam

    Pram, praam

    Pound

    Pound

    Pot life

    Pot life

    Position line, Line of Position (LOP)

    Position line, Line of Position (LOP)

    PY Number – Portsmouth Numbering System (or Yardstick)

    PY Number - Portsmouth Numbering System (or Yardstick)

    Port tack

    Port tack

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