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Boat

Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.

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weather side

Boat; General boating

The side of a ship exposed to the wind.

club hauling

Boat; General boating

The ship drops one of its anchors at high speed to turn abruptly. This was sometimes used as a means to get a good firing angle on a pursuing vessel.

hull

Boat; General boating

The shell and framework of the basic flotation-oriented part of a ship.

hawse pipe

Boat; General boating

The shaft or hole in the side of a vessel's bow through which the anchor chain passes.

v-hull

Boat; General boating

The shape of a boat or ship in which the contours of the hull come in a straight line to the keel.

first mate

Boat; General boating

The Second in command of a ship.

topsail

Boat; General boating

The second sail (counting from the bottom) up a mast. These may be either square sails or fore-and-aft ones, in which case they often "fill in" between the mast and the gaff of ...

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