freeboard
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freeboard¹
noun freeboards
- The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel, or the vertical distance from the waterline up to the top of the gunwale (of an open boat). Fortunately the seas was very calm, because the boat’s heavy loading did not give it much freeboard, the gunwale at times being just a couple of inches clear of the water.
- The distance between a water level and the top of something that contains or restrains it (such as a dam).
- The distance between the top of sea ice and the water level.
freeboard²
Where it comes from
From being a skateboard with an additional degree of freedom of movement (yaw) and some additional rocking (roll) movement.
noun freeboards
- A type of skateboard which simulates the movement of a snowboard when used on a downhill course, allowing snowboarding techniques, which has an addition of two centerline casters that extend below the traditional skateboard wheels and bogies.
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noun nautical - vertical distance from waterline
| Español | borda libre, francobordo |
|---|---|
| Português | bordo livre, borda livre |
| Français | franc-bord |
| Italiano | bordo libero |
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title = {freeboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
