range of planks
1garboard — (also garboard strake) noun the first range of planks or plates laid on a ship s bottom next to the keel. Origin C17: from Du. gaarboord, perh. from garen gather + boord board …
2strake — n. (Ship building.) Streak, range of planks (on the side of a vessel) …
3garboard — n. (in full garboard strake) the first range of planks or plates laid on a ship s bottom next to the keel. Etymology: Du. gaarboord, perh. f. garen GATHER + boord BOARD …
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