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| Turning Block | Horizontally mounted block used to re-direct a line on deck. |
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| Turning Mark | A buoy on the race course around which boats must turn. |
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| Turtle | (1) To tip the boat over so that the boat is upside down with the mast pointing down to the sea bottom. (2) A bag in which a spinnaker or other large sail can be stowed with the lines attached so that it can be rapidly raised. |
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| Turtle Back | The top of a wheelhouse, forecastle, etc., having the form of a turtle's back. |
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| Twine | Small line used for whipping other light duties. |
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| Twing | Similar to a Barber hauler, a twing adjusts the angle of sheeting. |
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| Two Half Hitches | A knot with two half hitches loops - on the standing part of the line. |
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| Two-block | To reach the end; to bring one object hard up against another, as when two blocks in a block and tackle arrangement are brought together. |
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| Typhoon | A strong tropical counterclockwise revolving storm the southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere these storms revolve clockwise and are known as hurricanes. |
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