Boats & ships

Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

Industry: Transportation

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Draught

Transportation; Boats & ships

The depth of a ship in the water. The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel, is expressed in metres except in the USA where it is in feet.

Freeboard

Transportation; Boats & ships

The distance between the statutory deck line and the waterline.

Aft, abaft, astern (at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane) "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked ...

Tiller

Transportation; Boats & ships

A bar connected to the rudder and used to steer the boat.

V-berth

Transportation; Boats & ships

A bed or berth located in the bow that has a V-shape.

Convertible

Transportation; Boats & ships

A bluewater fishing boat typically more than 35 feet long with a full cruising salon, a fish-fighting cockpit and many other saltwater fishing features.