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Boat

Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.

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hardtack

Boat; General boating

A hard and long-lasting dry biscuit, used as food on long journeys. Also called ship's biscuit.

poop deck

Boat; General boating

A high deck on the aft superstructure of a ship.

admiralty

Boat; General boating

A high naval authority in charge of a state's Navy or a major territorial component. In the Royal Navy (UK) the Board of Admiralty, executing the office of the Lord High Admiral, ...

rabbet or rebate

Boat; General boating

A groove cut in wood to form part of a joint.

harbor

Boat; General boating

A harbor or harbour, or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. Harbours can be man-made or natural.

asylum harbour

Boat; General boating

A harbour used to provide shelter from a storm.

receiver of wreck

Boat; General boating

A government official whose duty is to give owners of shipwrecks the opportunity to retrieve their property and ensure that law-abiding finders of wreck receive an appropriate ...

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