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line astern

Boat; General boating

in naval warfare, a line of battle formed behind a flagship

sheer plan

Boat; General boating

In shipbuilding, a diagram showing an elevation of the ship's sheer viewed from the broadside.

half-breadth plan

Boat; General boating

In shipbuilding, a elevation of the lines of a ship, viewed from above and divided lengthwise.

hold

Boat; General boating

In earlier use, below the orlop deck, the lower part of the interior of a ship's hull, especially when considered as storage space, as for cargo. In later merchant vessels it extended up through the ...

steering flat

Boat; General boating

In a vessel, the compartment containing the steering gear.

kitchen rudder

Boat; General boating

Hinged cowling around a fixed propeller, allowing the drive to be directed to the side or forwards to manoeuvre the vessel.

chock

Boat; General boating

Hole or ring attached to the hull to guide a line via that point

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