What is the lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing. Knight called?
land — (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing. Knight. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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