Harbour

Harbour

A harbour or harbour, or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. Harbours can be man-made or natural.

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Industry/Domain: Boat
Category: General boating
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harbour dues

Transportation; Boats & ships

Various local charges levied against all seagoing vessels entering a harbour, to cover maintenance of channel depths, buoys, lights, etc. Not all harbours raise this charge.

asylum harbour

Boat; General boating

A harbour used to provide shelter from a storm.

asylum harbour

Transportation; Nautical

a harbour used to provide shelter from a storm.

Harbour Grace

Language; Encyclopedias

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bar harbour

Sailing; General sailing

A harbour that has a bank or bar of sand or gravel at its month, so that it can only be entered at certain hours of the tide.

harbour master (port captain)

Transportation; Boats & ships

A person usually having the experience of a certificated master mariner and having a good knowledge of the characteristics of the port and its whole area. He administers the ...

paddle

Boat; General boating

1.Move through water propelled by a paddle or paddles.2. Propel9a canoe,boat,etc.)by means of paddle, paddles;make(one's way etc.) by paddling. Also, transport(a person)by this ...

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Boat; General boating

The chief bosun's mate (in the Royal Navy), responsible for discipline.

first-rate

Boat; General boating

The classification for the largest sailing warships of the 17th through 19th centuries. They had 3 masts, 850+ crew and 100+ guns.

skipper

Boat; General boating

The captain of a ship.

captain's daughter

Boat; General boating

The cat o' nine tails, which in principle is only used on board on the captain's (or a court martial's) personal orders.

waist

Boat; General boating

the central deck of a ship between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.

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