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Boat

Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.

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centreboard

Boat; General boating

A board or plate lowered through the hull of a dinghy on the centreline to resist leeway.

blue peter

Boat; General boating

A blue and white flag (the flag for the letter "P") hoisted at the foretrucks of ships about to sail. Formerly a white ship on a blue ground, but later a white square on a blue ...

thwart

Boat; General boating

A bench seat across the width of an open boat.

bull of barney

Boat; General boating

A beast mentioned in an obscene sea proverb.

berth (sleeping)

Boat; General boating

A bed or sleeping accommodation on a boat or ship.

relative bearing

Boat; General boating

A bearing relative to the direction of the ship: the clockwise angle between the ship's direction and an object. See also absolute bearing and bearing.

cat head

Boat; General boating

A beam extending out from the hull used to support an anchor when raised in order to secure or 'fish' it.

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