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noun
The first course of planking laid next to a ship's keel, forming the bottommost part of the hull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, nautical, shipbuilding, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: garboard, garboard plank
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wale, strake
History
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