Boat

Boat

Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.

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consort

Boat; General boating

Unpowered Great Lakes vessels, usually a fully loaded schooner, barge, or steamer barge, towed by a larger steamer that would often tow more than one barge. The consort system was ...

gunwale

Boat; General boating

Upper edge of the hull.

heave down

Boat; General boating

Turn a ship on its side (for cleaning).

bear down

Boat; General boating

Turn away from the wind, often with reference to a transit.

harden up

Boat; General boating

Turn towards the wind; sail closer to the wind.

range lights

Boat; General boating

Two lights associated to form a range (a line formed by the extension of a line connecting two charted points) which often, but not necessarily, indicates the channel centerline. ...