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SHORE |
Water’s edge |
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SHORELINE |
Edge of a body of water |
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REEF |
A ridge of rocks, coral or sand at the water's edge |
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BRIM |
The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water
contained in it; the brink; border. |
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WEAR |
A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a
vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in
measuring the quantity of flowing water. |
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SEINE |
A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and
the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its
ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish. |
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GUIDE |
Any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge,
surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of anything, as
water, an inst... |
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CUTWATER |
A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a
bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to
resist the action ... |
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SQUILGEE |
Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a
kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, -- used
for removing ... |
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RUDDER |
The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is
guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of
wood or iron, wit... |