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The Bow is the forward end of a boat or ship. The vessel approached us bows on. ...
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In the context of British Inland Waterways, "narrow boat" refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals (where locks and bridge holes would have a minimum width of 7 fee...
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A flying bridge is a (usually open) area on top or at the side of a ship's pilothouse that serves as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port, where good views along the ship sides are important.
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The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada-United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron (or Michigan-Huron), Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of fres...
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A lake (from Latin lacus) is a body of water larger and deeper than a pond. Globally, lakes are greatly outnumbered by ponds: of an estimated 304 million standing water bodies worldwide, 91% are 1 hectare or less in area (see definition of ponds) (Do...
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In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap.
A structural keel is a large beam around which the hull of a ship is built. The keel runs in the middle of the ship, f...
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A ship is a large watercraft capable of offshore navigation. Ships may be operated by governments (military, rescue, research, transportation), private companies and institutions (transportation, offshore resources, research), and individuals (recrea...
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The stern is the rear or aft part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite of the bow, the foremost part of a ship.
The stern area h...
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A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only) mast of a sailing vessel.
On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast.
On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest and ofte...
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A riverboat is a specialized watercraft (vessel) designed for operating on inland waterways. While a ferryboat is often used to cross a river, a riverboat is used to travel along the course of the river, while carrying passengers and cargo, or both, ...
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