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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.
GRT is the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
On a cargo vessel it refers to the distance between the uppermost deck considered fully watertight and the official load line.
A rope, chain, or piece of synthetic webbing that forms an unbroken circle. Also known as a grommet.
Displacement means he weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.
Crew is a collective term for the people who operate a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft - i.e the common sailors of a ship's company.
A bridge is an enclosed structure on the bridge of a vessel from which it can be navigated; also known as wheelhouse.
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