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Naval architecture
The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.
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spring line
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A mooring rope oriented at a small angle to the ship's centerline.
breast line
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A mooring rope oriented at about a right angle to the length of the ship.
spray strip
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A narrow longitudinal appendage fitted to the forebody of a high-speed boat to deflect waves and suppress spray.
Froude number
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A non-dimensional number indicating the relation between a vessel's length and its speed.
