A rigid inflatable boat having a solid bottom supporting inflatable tubes.
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CHINE
The intersection of the middle and sides of a boat
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NAVAL TRAWLER
A converted trawler, or boat built in that style, used for naval purposes.
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AGGLOMERATE
The clustering together of a few or many particles into a larger solid mass.
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ADHESION
The property of a lubricant that causes it to cling or adhere to a solid surface.
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ADSORPTION
Adhesion of the molecules of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances to a solid surface, resulting in relatively high concentration of the molecules at the place of contact; e.g. the plating out of an anti-wear additive on metal surfaces.
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CAPILLARITY
A property of a solid-liquid system manifested by the tendency of the liquid in contact with the solid to rise above or fall below the level of the surrounding liquid; this phenomenon is seen in a small bore (capillary) tube.
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AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE
A system used in the United States for measuring the size of solid wires. (AWG).
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SHELL PLATING
The plates forming the outer side and bottom skin of the hull
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FARDAGE
A wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry
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NONCONTACT BEARING
A bearing in which no solid contact occurs between relatively moving surfaces.
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