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- noun nautical The farthest point above the mouth of a
river that can be navigated byships . This term can be somewhat subjective on many streams, as this point may vary greatly with the size of the ship being contemplated for navigation. On others it is quite objective, being caused by awaterfall ,dam orlock .
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