Associations to the word «Freeboard»

Wiktionary

FREEBOARD, noun. (nautical) The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel.
FREEBOARD, noun. The distance between a water level and the top of something that contains or restrains it (such as a dam).
FREEBOARD, noun. The distance between the top of sea ice and the water level.
FREEBOARD, noun. A type of skateboard which simulates the movement of a snowboard when used on a downhill coarse, allowing snowboarding techniques, which has an addition of two centerline casters that extend below the traditional skateboard wheels and bogies.

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