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Open-front canvas top for the cockpit of a boat, usually supported by a metal frame.
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Originally a series of pipes fitted through the ships side from inside the thicker deck waterway to the topside planking to drain water overboard, larger quantities drained through freeing ports, which were openings in the bulwarks.
Industry:Boat
Originally, ropes used for hoisting a spar with a sail attached; today, a line used to raise the head of any sail.
Industry:Boat
One of a number of Warfare branch specialist officers.
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On board a ship, all "stairs" are called ladders, except for literal staircases aboard passenger ships. Most "stairs" on a ship are narrow and nearly vertical, hence the name. Believed to be from the Anglo-Saxon word hiaeder, meaning ladder.
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On a three-masted ship, having the sheets of the three lower courses loose will result in the ship meandering aimlessly downwind. Also, a sailor who has drunk strong spirits beyond his capacity.
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