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scuttling
Boat; General boating
Cutting a hole in an object or vessel, especially in order to sink a vessel deliberately.
sounding
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Measuring the depth of the water. Traditionally done by swinging the lead, now commonly by echo sounding.
echo sounding
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Measuring the depth of the water using a sonar device. Also see sounding and swinging the lead.
pilot
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Navigator. A specially knowledgeable person qualified to navigate a vessel through difficult waters, e.g. harbour pilot etc.
larboard
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Obsolete term for the left side of a ship. Derived from "lay-board" providing access between a ship and a quay, when ships normally docked with the left side to the wharf. Replaced by port side or ...
afloat
Boat; General boating
Of a vessel which is floating freely (not aground or sunk). More generally of vessels in service ("the company has 10 ships afloat").
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