saltie
n.— «The problem is oceangoing vessels, commonly called salties. But salties account for less than 7% of the cargo moved on the Great Lakes and Seaway, according to the Corps of Engineers.» —“Lock the lakes, groups say” by Dan Egan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) May 23, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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