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Number of Blossarys: 7
English (EN) Also known as the center of buoyancy, it refers to the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object.
Tow-line refers to a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything (vessel) is or may be towed; another name for towrope.
A structural steel member, usually larger than a strut, whose main function is to withstand axial compressive stresses.
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.
The term 'leeway' refers to the drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.
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.
By: abbeygrech