Rogue Wave Vocabulary

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galley

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kitchen

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porthole

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a small window in a ship or airplane, used to look outside

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aft

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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

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wiry

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describing a person with a lean, strong physique, often associated with endurance athletes like marathon runners

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trough

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a long, narrow container or depression, often used to describe a ditch or a low point in a wave

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stern

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the rear part of a ship or boat

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bow

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the front part of a ship or boat

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hull

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the main body of a ship or boat, excluding the masts, superstructure, and rigging

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keel

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the central structural basis of a ship, running along the bottom from bow to stern

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buoyancy

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the ability of an object to float in a fluid, determined by the object's density compared to the fluid