zot v.— «Has anybody thought that Macduff may have been hidden aboard earlier, and only put on the extra pips and come to the bridge when the ship got zotted?» —“Re: Amnesia episode proves Troi is a fake” by Gerald...
dirt Navy n.— «I’m not likely to end up back on a ship anytime soon (if ever).…You could say I’ve gone from the “blue-water” Navy to the “dirt” Navy—or the “sand” Navy in this case.» —“Looks...
gasser n.— «Coach Moyer planned to run a tight ship this year. Dire visions of “suicides,” also known as “gassers” and “back-and-downs,” sprang up in the heads of the Hurricane hopefuls.» —by...
air ship v. phr. to abscond with money collected from newspaper dealers. Editorial Note: This term does not appear in the manuscript. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Stokes basket n.— «The former liner Iroquois…is now being refitted as the Navy’s first hospital ship since World War I, bearing the name U.S.S. Solace. Injured men are brought aboard the vessel in Stokes basket.» —“Liner...
sale and manage back n.— «Vard, Kloster’s parent, is planning a wholesale sell-off of assets to tackle its mountain of debt. What is more saignificant [sic] is that Kloster will keep operational management of the ship for a two-year...