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Inboard

Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.

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Outboard 94% connected

Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rig…

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Outboard 94% connected

Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rig…

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Alignment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…

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Barratry noun · 78% connection

A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of th…

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Bearing noun · 78% connection

The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.

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Boom verb · 78% connection

To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.

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Bowsprit noun · 78% connection

A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.

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Bumkin noun · 78% connection

A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One…

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Channel noun · 78% connection

Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inside, line, vessel, bulwarks, hull.
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Dunnage noun · 78% connection

Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inside, line, vessel, bulwarks, hull.
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Gangway verb · 78% connection

The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.

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Guard verb · 78% connection

An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves…

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Gunwale noun · 78% connection

The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber which…

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Gybe v. t. & i. · 78% connection

To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind un…

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Haul noun · 78% connection

Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul.

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Hull verb · 78% connection

To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.

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Inhauler noun · 78% connection

A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.

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Inside adjective · 78% connection

Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decor…

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Insole noun · 78% connection

The inside sole of a boot or shoe; also, a loose, thin strip of leather, felt, etc., placed inside the shoe for warmth or ease.

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Keel noun · 78% connection

one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stabil…

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