Freeboard

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounThe vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel.

2.nounThe distance between a water level and the top of something that contains or restrains it (such as a dam).

3.nounThe distance between the top of sea ice and the water level.

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