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Words related to watertight

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  • caulk

    If you caulk something such as a boat, you fill small cracks in its surface in order to prevent it from leaking.

  • compartmentation

    subdivision of a hull into spaces enclosed by watertight bulkheads and sometimes by watertight decks.

  • freeboard

    Nautical. the distance between the level of the water and the upper surface of the freeboard deck amidships at the side of a hull: regulated by the agencies of various countries according to the construction of the hull, the type of cargo carried, the area of the world in which it sails, the type of water, and the season of the year. Compare load line. (on a cargo vessel) the distance between the uppermost deck considered fully watertight and the official load line. the portion of the side of a hull that is above the water.

  • bulkhead

    A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections.

  • bulkhead deck

    the uppermost continuous deck in the hull of a vessel, forming watertight compartments with the main transverse bulkheads.

  • centerboard

    a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
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