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Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

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Boats & ships

waterline

Transportation; Boats & ships

The intersection of the hull and the surface of the water.

mainsail

Transportation; Boats & ships

The largest regular sail on a sailboat.

tack

Transportation; Boats & ships

The lower corner of a sail. Also, each leg of a zigzag course.

outdrive

Transportation; Boats & ships

The lower unit of a stern-drive motor that houses the drive gears and to which the propeller fastens.

maiden voyage

Transportation; Boats & ships

The first voyage taken by a ship.

scope

Transportation; Boats & ships

The ratio of anchor rode to vertical depth.

fetch

Transportation; Boats & ships

To clear a buoy, point of land or object without having to make a tack.

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