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Boat
Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.
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bilge keels
Boat; General boating
A pair of keels on either side of the hull, usually slanted outwards. In yachts, they allow the use of a drying mooring, the boat standing upright on the keels (and often a skeg) ...
anti-rolling tanks
Boat; General boating
A pair of fluid-filled, usually water, tanks mounted on opposite sides of a ship below the waterline. Fluid would be pumped between them in an attempt to dampen the amount of ...
rolling-tackle
Boat; General boating
A number of pulleys, engaged to confine the yard to the weather side of the mast; this tackle is much used in a rough sea.
flag hoist
Boat; General boating
A number of signal flags strung together to convey a message, e.g. 'England expects...'.
wales
Boat; General boating
A number of strong and thick planks running length-wise along the ship, covering the lower part of the ship's side.
midshipman
Boat; General boating
A non-commissioned officer below the rank of Lieutenant. Usually regarded as being "in training" to some degree. Also known as 'Snotty'. 'The lowest form of animal life in the ...
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