Definitions
- Draught - the depth to which a vessel is immersed.
- Beam - the width of a ship at its widest part.
- Bow - the front end of a ship.
- Stern - the rear end of a ship.
- Starboard - the right side of a ship.
- Port - the left side of a ship.
- Bridge - the raised platform from where a ship is steered.
- Keel - the chief structural member of a ship running lengthwise along the center of its
- bottom.
- Rudder - a flat structure attached upright to a ship's stern so that it can be turned causing the ship's bow to turn in the same direction.
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