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A design for the stern of a yacht which is pointed, like a bow, rather than squared off as a transom.
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A description of hull shape when viewed in a transverse section, where the widest part of the hull is someway below deck level.
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A description for the relative slackness of an anchor chain; this term means that the anchor chain is slack and hangs vertically down from the hawse pipe.
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A description for the relative slackness of an anchor chain; this term means taught and extended.
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A deck that is not flat, but curved. The purpose is usually to shed water, but, in warships, it may be to make the deck more resistant to shells.
Industry:Boat
A description for the relative slackness of an anchor chain; this term means somewhat slack, but not vertical nor fully extended.
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A condition wherein the ship is detained in one particular station by contrary winds.
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A covered opening in a ship's deck through which cargo can be loaded or access made to a lower deck; the cover to the opening is called a hatch.
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A cry let out when a seaman has gone 'overboard' (fallen from the ship into the water).
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