horizontal boat

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• Boat — A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland (lakes) or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated… …   Wikipedia

• Boat rigging (sport rowing) — Boats used in the sport of rowing may be adjusted in many different ways according to the needs of the crew, the type of racing, and anticipated rowing conditions. The primary objective of rigging a boat is to accommodate the different physiques… …   Wikipedia

• horizontal — I UK [ˌhɒrɪˈzɒnt(ə)l] / US [ˌhɔrɪˈzɑnt(ə)l] adjective ** 1) straight and parallel to the ground Draw a horizontal line across the page. horizontal stripes 2) business on the same level a horizontal merger (= when two similar companies join… …   English dictionary

• horizontal — hor|i|zon|tal1 [ ,hɔrı zantl ] adjective ** 1. ) straight and parallel to the ground: Draw a horizontal line across the page. horizontal stripes ─ opposite VERTICAL 2. ) BUSINESS on the same level: a horizontal merger (=when two similar companies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Boat neck — A Boat Neck, also called a bateau neck, refers to a wide neckline that runs horizontally, front and back, almost to the shoulder points, across the collarbone. It is traditionally used in nautically inspired sweaters and knitwear, but is also… …   Wikipedia

• Keel boat — Keel Keel, n. [Cf. AS. ce[ o]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[=o]ll, and perh. to Gr. gay^los a round built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo s bucket; cf. Skr. g[=o]la ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• U-boat — Submarine Sub ma*rine , n. 1. A submarine boat; a ship that can travel under the surface of the water. Most such ships are ships of war, as part of a navy, but submarines are also used for oceanic research. Also called {sub} and (from the German… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Quarter boat — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

• Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …   Wikipedia

• commercial fishing — Introduction  the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them.       Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …   Universalium