Terminology from the Age of Sail

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Channel: A flat, plank-like or platform-like projection from the side of a sailing ship that is used to spread the shrouds clear of the hull. Before 1590 its equivalent was often called a chain wale. The upper ends of the chain plates were connected and terminated here.

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