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    Glossary of nautical terms

    Offing

    Offing

    Off the wind

    Off the wind

    Occulting light

    Occulting light

    Observed position

    Observed position

    Oar

    Oar

    Oakum

    Oakum

    Neaped or beneaped

    Neaped or beneaped

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    Navigation

    Navel pipe

    Navel pipe

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    Nautical mile

    Nautical almanac

    Nautical almanac

    Narrows

    Narrows

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    Nail sick

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    Nacelle

    N – November (phonetic)

    N - November (phonetic)

    Light-vessel (or lightship)

    Light-vessel (or lightship)

    Lift

    Lift

    Liferaft

    Liferaft

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