13 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
fathom
Boat; General boating
A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.8 m), roughly measured as the distance between a man's outstretched hands. Particularly used to measure depth.
bowline
Boat; General boating
A type of knot, producing a strong loop of a fixed size, topologically similar to a sheet bend. Also a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow (for keeping the windward edge of ...
daggerboard
Boat; General boating
A type of light centerboard that is lifted vertically; often in pairs, with the leeward one lowered when beating.
booby
Boat; General boating
A type of bird that has little fear and therefore is particularly easy to catch.
canister
Boat; General boating
a type of antipersonnel cannon load in which lead balls or other loose metallic items were enclosed in a tin or iron shell. On firing, the shell would disintegrate, releasing the smaller metal ...
communication tube
Boat; General boating
A tube, usually armored, connecting the conning tower with the below-decks control spaces in warships.
