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Line or tackle to pull the boom down to keep it horizontal

Pronounced: key-loh The term for the letter K in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet.

This shape represents the Letter K (Flag Semaphore) and the Number 0 (Flag Semaphore).

International Morse Code sequence representing the letter K.

A unit of speed used in maritime navigation, equivalent to one nautical mile per hour. A knot is a crucial measurement in marine navigation, used to express the speed of vessels through water. One knot is defined as one nautical mile per hour, where a nautical mile is approximately 1.1508 statute miles or exactly 1,852...

A deliberate intertwining of rope or line designed to bind, secure, or attach objects. Knots are essential in marine environments for various tasks, including securing boats to docks, fastening sails, and joining two lines together. A knot's effectiveness depends on its ability to hold under tension, its ease of untying after being loaded, and its...

Land first sighted after a long voyage at sea

A short length of line used to secure an object such as a knife

To secure firmly with a rope or line

The lowest level that sea tides can reach under normal meteorological conditions, based on astronomical influences such as the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) is a tidal datum used as a reference point for charting and navigation. It represents the lowest predicted tide level that can occur due to...