Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little square hole in the side of small vessels, near the water-line, for the passage of a sweep for rowing in a calm.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical An
opening in the side of smallwarships , near the surface of the water, to facilitaterowing in calmweather .
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