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The part of a ship's hull that is sometimes submerged and sometimes brought above water by the rolling of the vessel. bight 1. A loop in a rope or line – a hitch or knot tied "on the bight" is one tied in the middle of a rope, without access to the ends. [2] 2. An indentation in a coastline. bilander. Also billander or be ' landre.
This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships, see: List of sailing boat types
Bilge: the underwater part of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides [14] Bottom: the lowest part of the ship's hull. Bow: front of a ship (opposite of "stern") [1] Centerline or centreline: an imaginary, central line drawn from the bow to the stern. [1]
When it comes to the woman on the boat in this riddle, her name is…”There.” ... The riddle does a great job because the name is a play on words. When you first read the riddle and the ...
1. (ship's boat) A small, light boat propelled by oars or a sail, used as a tender to larger vessels during the Age of Sail. 2. (full-rigged pinnace) A small "race built" galleon, square-rigged with either two or three masts. 3. In modern usage, any small boat other than a launch or lifeboat associated with a larger vessel. pintle
Hayasui (速吸) Hayasui-no-Seto is former name of the Hōyo Strait; Ōtomari (大泊) Port of Ōtomari in southern Sakhalin Island; Minesweeper, landing ship, patrol boat, motor torpedo boat, submarine chaser — numbered name Minesweeper No. 1 (第1号掃海艇) Landing ship No. 1 (第1号輸送艦) Patrol boat No. 1 (第1号哨戒艇)
Center console (boat) Centreboard; Chain; Chain girth; Chainplate; Chains (nautical) Channel (geography) Charlie Noble (chimney) Chief engineer; Chief mate; Chine (boating) Circle of death (boating) Cold ironing; Companionway; Compartment (ship) Conn (nautical) Consort (nautical) Constant bearing, decreasing range; Cuddy (cabin) Cunningham ...
It is used by James Joyce in the first chapter of Ulysses. tory – Originally an Irish outlaw, probably from the word tóraí meaning "pursuer". trousers – From Irish triús. turlough – A seasonal lake in limestone area (OED). Irish turloch "dry lake". uilleann pipes – Irish bellows-blown bagpipes. uilleann is Irish for "elbow".