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Number of Blossarys: 7
English (EN) A hank is a ringlike fitting that can be opened to admit a stay for attaching the luff of a sail.
The term 'leeway' refers to the drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.
The horizontal distance from the center of mass of a floating body, slightly displaced from the equilibrium position, to a vertical line passing through the center of buoyancy.
A structural steel member, usually larger than a strut, whose main function is to withstand axial compressive stresses.
Tow-line refers to a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything (vessel) is or may be towed; another name for towrope.
Also known as the center of buoyancy, it refers to the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object.
Also called pennant and means, a length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end.
By: abbeygrech