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freeboard

free·board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [free-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈfriˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • /ˈfriːbɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [free-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈfriˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of freeboard word

  • noun freeboard Nautical. the distance between the level of the water and the upper surface of the freeboard deck amidships at the side of a hull: regulated by the agencies of various countries according to the construction of the hull, the type of cargo carried, the area of the world in which it sails, the type of water, and the season of the year. Compare load line. (on a cargo vessel) the distance between the uppermost deck considered fully watertight and the official load line. the portion of the side of a hull that is above the water. 1
  • noun freeboard Civil Engineering. the height of the watertight portion of a building or other construction above a given level of water in a river, lake, etc. 1
  • noun freeboard The height of a ship’s side between the waterline and the deck. 1
  • noun freeboard the space or distance between the deck of a vessel and the waterline 0
  • noun freeboard the distance from the main deck or gunwale to the waterline of a ship 0
See all 5 definitions of freeboard

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Origin of freeboard

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; free + board; translation of French franc bord

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Parts of speech for Freeboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Freeboard

freeboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • 'tween deck

    a space between two continuous decks of a vessel

  • flood wall

    Civil Engineering. a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard and by allowing unimpeded flow to water in a channel.

  • freeboard deck

    (on a cargo vessel) the uppermost deck officially considered to be watertight: used as the level from which the Plimsoll marks are measured.

  • freeboard length

    the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.

  • load line

    Also called Plimsoll line. any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def 1a).

  • upper deck

    the uppermost continuous deck that is capable of being made watertight; freeboard deck.
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