In timber construction, the shaped rebate along the longitudinal backbone of a vessel to receive the square edge of the planks. In ship design and construction, the line of the outside of the planking and the side/face of the stem, keel, after deadwood and stern post. See Bearding line.
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RESTRICTOR
A device for producing a deliberate pressure drop or resistance in a line by reducing the cross-sectional flow area.
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AFT
Back of the vessel.
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ASTERN
A backward movement of a vessel
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ATHWARTSHIP
Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline
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UPBOUND
A vessel traveling upstream.
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BUMPKIN
The spar projecting from stern of ship
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BEAM
The width of a ship. Also called breadth.
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BREADTH
The width of a ship.
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TRAMP FREIGHTER
A cargo ship engaged in the tramp trade.
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AFFREIGHTMENT
A hiring of a vessel
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