The bottom ground of an anchorage. The expression is usually used with a modifying adjective to indicate the quality of the holding power of the material constituting the bottom
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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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UP FLOW
The operation of an ion-exchange unit in which solutions are passed in at the bottom and out at the top of the container.
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FOOT
1. the lower edge of any sail. 2. the bottom of a mast. 3. a measurement of 12 inches.
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DAVY JONES LOCKER
An idiom for the bottom of the sea.
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BREAM
To clean a ship's bottom by burning off seaweed
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BUOYED UP
Lifted by a buoy, especially a cable that has been lifted to prevent it from trailing on the bottom.
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OVERFALLS
Dangerously steep and breaking seas due to opposing currents and wind in a shallow area, nor strong currents over a shallow rocky bottom.
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TURTLING
In dinghy sailing especially (but can include other boats), a boat is said to be turtling or to turn turtle when the boat is fully inverted with the mast pointing down to the lake bottom or seabed.
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SCOPE
The ratio of length of anchor rode in use to the vertical distance from the bow of the vessel to the bottom of the water. Usually six to seven to one for calm weather and more scope in storm conditions.
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