A border of concrete or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along a street edge.
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CAIRN
A mound of rough stones or concrete, particularly one intended to serve as a landmark or message location. The stones are customarily piled in a pyramidal or beehive shape
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RIPRAP
Stones or broken rock thrown together without order to provide a revetment.
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STONES
A general term for rock fragments ranging in size from 2 to 256 millimeters. An individual waterrounded stone is called a cobble if between 64 to 256 millimeters (size of clenched fist to size of man’s head), a pebble if between 4 and 64 millimeters (size of small pea to size of clenched fist), and gravel if between 2 and 4 millimeters (thickness of standard pencil lead to size of small pea). An aggregate of stones ranging from 16 to 256 millimeters is called shingle.
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BLIND ARC
An area totally shielded from radar transmissions by part of the ship's structure.
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BLADE
The flat part of an oar that is immersed in the water.
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CENTRE CASTLE
Raised part of a vessels hull amidships.
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COMMERCIAL PURPOSE
For the purposes of NSCV Part B, use in connection with a commercial transaction of any kind including operations as a business, as a service (including a service provided by the Crown), for profit or for research.
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CUT-WATER
The foremost part of a vessel's stem.
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DRY EXHAUST
An exhaust system or part of an exhaust system that is uncooled or cooled by air currents. Dry exhaust systems operate at higher temperatures than water cooled.
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EXPANSION
1) To get bigger. 2) Draftsman's term for drawing a part of a vessel plan in more detail.
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