Boat

Boat

Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.

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fathom

Boat; General boating

A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.8 m), roughly measured as the distance between a man's outstretched hands. Particularly used to measure depth.

bowline

Boat; General boating

A type of knot, producing a strong loop of a fixed size, topologically similar to a sheet bend. Also a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow (for keeping ...

daggerboard

Boat; General boating

A type of light centerboard that is lifted vertically; often in pairs, with the leeward one lowered when beating.

booby

Boat; General boating

A type of bird that has little fear and therefore is particularly easy to catch.

inglefield clip

Boat; General boating

A type of clip for attaching a flag to a flag halyard.

canister

Boat; General boating

a type of antipersonnel cannon load in which lead balls or other loose metallic items were enclosed in a tin or iron shell. On firing, the shell would disintegrate, releasing the ...