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Boat
Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.
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catboat
Boat; General boating
A cat-rigged vessel with a single mast mounted close to the bow, and only one sail, usually on a gaff.
chase gun
Boat; General boating
A cannon pointing forward or aft, often of longer range than other guns. Those on the bow (bow chaser) were used to fire upon a ship ahead, while those on the rear (stern chaser) ...
chain-wale
Boat; General boating
A broad, thick plank that projects horizontally from each of a ship's sides abreast a mast, distinguished as the fore, main, or mizzen channel accordingly, serving to extend the ...
gaff rigged
Boat; General boating
A boat rigged with a four-sided fore-and-aft sail with its upper edge supported by a spar or gaff which extends aft from the mast.
hydrofoil
Boat; General boating
A boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull, lifting the hull entirely out of the water at speed and allowing water resistance to be greatly reduced.
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