This page gathers the 3,515 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Transport”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 21 of 35: from “monkey motion” to “ole”.
- monkey motion noun The excessive movement of a mechanical device.
- monkey pump noun A straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.
- monkey's fist noun A type of knot tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw the line.
- monocaliber adj Having guns all of the same calibre
- monohedron noun A type of hull that has a constant deadrise.
- monotype noun A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person.
- moon pool noun An opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea…
- moonraker noun A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.
- moonroof noun A sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather than being opaque, so that light can enter the vehicle even when the roof is closed.
- moor verb To cast anchor or become fastened.
- moor up verb To cast anchor or become fastened.
- mooring buoy noun a buoy at which a boat or ship can moor (tie up), usually in a harbour, but also in coastal waters for large ships.
- moose test noun A test of the stability of a vehicle, which determines the maximum speed it can attain and still be able to steer clear of an obstacle…
- mother noun A locomotive which provides electrical power for a slug.
- motive power noun The locomotives or other powered units that operate on a railway.
- motor adj Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).
- motor bogie noun A bogie fitted with one or more traction motors, for the purpose of propelling a diesel-electric or electric train or locomotive. Many…
- motor coach noun A powered railway vehicle, designed for passenger transport, capable to pull (or push) other railroad cars (compared to a railcar which…
- motor ship noun A seagoing vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel. Compare with steamship.
- motorboat noun Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.
- motorcar noun A self-propelled railway vehicle.
- mouchard noun An inverted compass hanging above the captain's bed
- mountain noun A steam locomotive of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement.
- mouse verb To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- mousing noun A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its…
- MRT noun A form of heavy-rail rapid-transit system that utilizes modern Electric Multiple Units to transport commuters between stations.
- MS noun M/S: Initialism of motor ship.
- mu noun Initialism of multiple unit.
- muffler noun A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
- mule noun A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.
- multichine adj Of a hull, having multiple chines.
- multilink adj Being or pertaining to a kind of vehicle suspension using three or more lateral arms and one or more longitudinal arms.
- multiple unit noun A train consisting of one or more self-propelled cars capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being…
- multitrack adj Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
- muzzler noun A wind from the intended direction of the vessel.
- nacelle noun The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH-hulled boat.
- nail sick adj Of a house, a roof, or a ship, exhibiting degraded or corroded nails, or otherwise unsound fastenings.
- nao noun A Spanish or Portuguese carrack.
- narrow gauge noun A track gauge less than standard gauge; such tracks; a railway that uses them.
- narrow seas noun plural of narrow sea
- nav noun Navigation. Often used attributively, as in nav beacon.
- naval adj Of or relating to a navy.
- navigation channel noun The portion of a body of water (e.g., sea, bay, river) that is navigable, having suitable depth; it often includes a portion that is…
- navigation light noun one of two or more lights fitted to a ship or aircraft, which indicate position and direction taken, especially important at night.…
- navigational chart noun Synonym of nautical chart (“maritime map showing characteristics which are relevant for seafarers”).
- necked adj Cracked.
- nettles noun Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points
- nettling noun A process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope.
- neutral area noun Triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron…
- neutral section noun A dead section of overhead line for supplying power to trains between two live sections, used to separate two power supplies, different…
- new energy vehicle noun A plug-in electric vehicle, either a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or an all-electric plug-in battery electric vehicle
- newbuild noun A newly constructed vessel.
- nibble verb Synonym of tramline (“of a vehicle: to tend to follow the contours of the ground with its wheels”).
- niggerhead noun A bollard made from an old cannon.
- nip noun A short turn in a rope.
- nipper verb To seize (two ropes) together.
- nitrous noun Nitrous oxide.
- no man's land noun A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular for which to care.
- no no intj Response to ahoy if no officer is in the boat.
- no outlet noun A text displayed on a sign positioned at the entrance to a road, or a network of roads, indicating that no alternative exit routes exist…
- nock noun The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
- noddy noun A small two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.
- non-corridor adj Of a train or railway coach, not having a corridor running the length of the coach providing access to the passenger compartments; each…
- non-op noun A nonoperator; a rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
- non-platform adj Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.
- nonant noun A theoretical measuring device with a graduated arc of 40° used in locating an altitude.
- nonhybrid adj Not hybrid.
- nonoperator noun A rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
- nonrev adj Pertaining to nonrevenue travel taken by airline employees.
- nonstop noun A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight.
- normal adj In the default position, set for the most frequently used route.
- normalize verb To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
- norman noun A wooden bar, or iron pin.
- northern noun A steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement.
- northing noun A distance traveled northward.
- Norwegian coupling noun A manually operated coupling at each end of some narrow-gauge railway rolling stock, consisting of a central buffer incorporating a hook…
- nose verb To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.
- nuke noun A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
- number two noun A first mate.
- numbers-matching adj Of a car, especially a collector car: having original or matching components; matching its factory specifications.
- nurse noun A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
- nut noun A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
- nutshell noun A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.
- oarlock noun A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
- oblique icebreaker noun A special type of icebreaker designed to operate not only ahead and astern, but also obliquely with a large angle of attack.
- oblique sailing noun The movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian.
- OBO noun Initialism of ore-bulk-oil: designating a ship designed to be capable of carrying wet or dry cargoes.
- observation car noun A railway passenger car made so as to facilitate seeing the scenery en route, sometimes with glass sides or with a kind of open balcony at…
- oceangoing adj Designed and equipped for use on ocean voyages.
- octant noun An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.
- odometer fraud noun The illegal practice of rolling back an odometer to make it appear that a vehicle has lower mileage than it actually does.
- off and on adv On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.
- offing noun The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring…
- offload verb To deny a person on a standby list due to lack of space.
- offside rule noun A system that gives right-of-way at an intersection to traffic approaching from the side on which one is not driving.
- oil change noun The process of draining old oil from an engine or gearbox and refilling it with fresh oil, often done at recommended intervals.
- oil filter noun A filter designed to remove contaminants from engine oil, transmission oil, lubricating oil, or hydraulic oil.
- oiler noun An oil tanker.
- oldster noun A midshipman of four years' standing; a master's mate.
- ole noun Overhead line equipment.