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Boats & ships
Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.
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Boats & ships
Personal flotation device
Transportation; Boats & ships
A safety vest or jacket capable of keeping an individual afloat.
Racer
Transportation; Boats & ships
A sailboat designed primarily for speed and competition with a minimum of built-in creature comforts.
Ketch
Transportation; Boats & ships
A sailboat similar in appearance to a yawl with a tall main mast and a shorter mizzen mast ahead of the rudder post.
Hard chine
Transportation; Boats & ships
A sharp-angle at the intersection of the hull's side and bottom.
Mizzen mast
Transportation; Boats & ships
A shorter mast located aft of the main mast on a yawl or ketch.
Laminate
Transportation; Boats & ships
A single layer of material used in multi-layered fibreglass construction.
