a component of a ship’s company detached for special duty ashore.


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    noun 1. the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely

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    noun, Shipbuilding. 1. the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.

  • Landing-stage

    noun 1. a floating platform used as a wharf. noun 1. a platform used for landing goods and passengers from a vessel
