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Boat

Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.

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fly by night

Boat; General boating

A large sail used only for sailing downwind, requiring little attention.

cable

Boat; General boating

A large rope.

spinnaker

Boat; General boating

A large sail flown in front of the vessel while heading downwind.

hitch

Boat; General boating

A knot used to tie a rope or line to a fixed object. Also see bend.

bank

Boat; General boating

A large area of elevated sea floor.

tabernacle

Boat; General boating

A large bracket attached firmly to the deck, to which the foot of the mast is fixed. It has two sides or cheeks and a bolt forming the pivot around which the mast is raised and ...

genoa

Boat; General boating

A large jib, strongly overlapping the mainmast.

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