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wind-over-tide

Boat; General boating

Sea conditions with a tidal current and a wind in opposite directions, leading to short, heavy seas.

strake

Boat; General boating

One of the overlapping boards in a clinker built hull.

futtocks

Boat; General boating

Pieces of timber that make up a large transverse frame.

bottomry

Boat; General boating

Pledging a ship as security in a financial transaction.

shoal

Boat; General boating

Shallow water that is a hazard to navigation.

force

Boat; General boating

See Beaufort scale.

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