MDA Waterways Object Name Thesaurus
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day boat

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day boat (leisure)
A craft fitted primarily for day cruising, privately owned or hired with a day cabin but often not fitted with bunks or showers. Crewed by hirer or private owner.

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deadeye
A disc of wood bound with metal and pierced with 3 holes. Used in pairs for tightening standing rigging.

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BT rigging componentLink to term
RT chain plateLink to term
NT lanyardLink to term


deadwood
Timber in the bow or stern to reinforce the join between stem/sternpost and keel.

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BT below decks watercraft componentLink to term
RT apron (boat component)Link to term
NT keel (boat component)Link to term
NT keelsonLink to term
NT stempostLink to term
NT sternpostLink to term


deck beam (carling)

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deck beam (narrow boat)
A beam of metal or wood across the width of the boat which forms the front gunwhale of the hold and carries the deck board.

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deck board
The triangular shaped board fitted at the front of the hold of a canal narrow boat to support the running planks and cratch and to prevent water entering the hold. It has 2 metal 'tongues' to locate into the brackets on the deck beam.

UF cratch board (triangular)Link to term
CL componentsLink to hierachy
BT above decks watercraft componentLink to term
RT cratchLink to term
NT cratch board (horizontal)Link to term
NT deck beam (narrow boat)Link to term
NT false cratchLink to term
NT running planksLink to term


deck bolt
Cheese headed bolt used to secure wooden planking to metal decking.

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deck bucket
Bucket designed for use in tasks on a ship's deck.

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deck cloth
Shaped tarpaulin cover for the deck board to waterproof the front end of the hold, trapped under a batten on the deck beam.

UF cratch clothLink to term
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BT above decks watercraft componentLink to term
RT deck beam (narrow boat)Link to term


deck iron

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deck ledge

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deck lid
A hinged wooden or metal lid to cover the opening in the foredeck of a canal narrow boat.

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deck plank
One of the planks making up the deck of a vessel.

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deck plate
Plate forming part of the deck of a metal vessel.

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decklight
Glass block set into a deck to allow light to pass into below deck spaces.

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RT bullseyeLink to term


deckspace
A large space in the bow of a canal narrow boat beneath the foredeck and accessed by the deck lid.

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derrick
Type of crane with suspended swinging jib.

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derrick pole
A heavy pole, usually circular in cross section, with pulley blocks to assist in cargo handling.

UF ship's derrickLink to term
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BT cargo handling equipmentLink to term
BT cargo handling system componentLink to term


diesel powered boat
A boat whose motive power source is a diesel engine.

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NT motor narrow boatLink to term


dipper
Bought from ironmongers - catalogue description refers to a corn scoop. Introduced as an alternative to handbowl in 1960s as a painted souvenir. Previously unpainted ones were used as bailers.

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BT boat equipmentLink to term
RT bailerLink to term


diver's airhose

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diver's airline
Reinforced flexible rubber tube, coupled together in sections for supply of (breathing) air from diver's airpump or compressor to the diver underwater.

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BT diving equipmentLink to term


diver's airpump
Device designed to supply fresh air to a diver whilst at work underwater. Traditionally it consisted of a hand cranked pump box fitted with piston pumps, non return valves and supply gauge.

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diver's belt weight
Small block weight which slips into a pocket on or attaches to the belt worn by the diver to provide additional weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater.

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diver's breast weight
Heavy lead or gunmetal shaped weight, roped to the corselet. Forms part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater.

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diver's knife
Heavy duty knife for underwater emergency use and for clearing tangled rope work.

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diver's pump box

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diver's telephone
Communciation system from shore or work boat to diver, comprises telephone unit cabling and microphone/telephone unit inside the diving helmet.

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BT diving equipmentLink to term


diving boots
Specialised heavy boots, forming part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. Often cast brass or gunmetal with leather straps.

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diving compressor
Powered air supply for diving use providing steady, oil free breathing air at low pressure to fill the diving dress.

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diving corselet
Lower part of the metal portion of the diving dress to which the helmet screws.

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RT diving helmetLink to term


diving dress
The complete outfit worn by a diver for working underwater to provide air and protection.

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diving equipment
Equipment in common use when diving in inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term.

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NT diver's airlineLink to term
NT diver's airpumpLink to term
NT diver's belt weightLink to term
NT diver's breast weightLink to term
NT diver's knifeLink to term
NT diver's telephoneLink to term
NT diving bootsLink to term
NT diving compressorLink to term
NT diving corseletLink to term
NT diving dressLink to term
NT diving helmetLink to term
NT diving suitLink to term


diving helmet
Spherical metal vessel with screw in glass face windows and air linen connections. Locks onto the diving corselet which is bolted to the diving suit.

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RT diving corseletLink to term


diving suit
Rubber and canvas part of the diving dress which encloses the diver and provides an air pocket in which to work. Made in one piece,the diver enters through the neck aperture.

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diving support craft
Any craft specifically equipped to pump air or provide assistance to divers.

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docker's hook

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docking equipment
Equipment designed for use in docking activities. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term.

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NT bollardLink to term
NT bollard cleatLink to term
NT roller fairleadLink to term
NT ship's fairleadLink to term


dodger
A short half-rigged fixed-seat boat used for pleasure boating at Eton.

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BT human powered boatLink to term
BT recreational craftLink to term


dog leg


dolly
Mushroom shaped bollard found on the back of canal motor narrow boats.

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door coaming
A raised wall below a door opening to keep water out.

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dory
Flat-bottomed inrigger rowing boat, American, but a common term.

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BT recreational craftLink to term


double bag hook
A double metal hook attached to a short wooden handle. Designed to fit easily in the hand for moving bags or sacks.

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double bladed paddle
Blade at each end of the paddle.

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double crease iron
A caulking iron with a double groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam.

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double ender
Open boat with a fixing for the 'elum' at either end.

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BT Birmingham day boatLink to term


double scull
Racing shell for two scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each.

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BT competitive craftLink to term
BT human powered boatLink to term


dragon boat
Chinese canoe for up to 22 paddlers, coxswain and drummer.

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BT human powered boatLink to term
BT recreational craftLink to term


dredger
A craft designed to remove unwanted natural materials from the channel of a waterway.

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NT bucket dredgerLink to term
NT grab dredgerLink to term
NT injection dredgerLink to term
NT scraper dredgerLink to term
NT spoon dredgerLink to term
NT suction dredgerLink to term


dredging bucket
Bucket used as part of a dredging apparatus.

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dredging equipment
Equipment designed for use in dredging. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term.

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NT dredging bucketLink to term
NT dredging spoonLink to term
NT mud scoopLink to term


dredging spoon
Metal or wooden spoon in a T-shaped handle suspended from a crane on a spoon dredging barge. The spoon is pushed into silt on the canal bottom and lifted by the crane dredging the canal.

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RT dydleLink to term


drench horn
Hollowed out cow horn used for administering patent medication to horses to cure illness.

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Driffield keel
Variation of the Humber Keel, trading to Driffield. Size 61ft x 14ft 6 inches.

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drilling equipment
Equipment used for drilling in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term.

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NT augerLink to term
NT bitLink to term
NT platelayer's braceLink to term
NT rock drillLink to term


driving whip
A whip used to drive the horse on, similar to but shorter than a smacking whip.

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BT equine driving equipmentLink to term


dual steering cruiser
Larger motor cruiser which may be steered using a wheel and tiller from saloon or from a raised sun deck, according to the weather.

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Dudley Canal tunnel boat
A short and very narrow boat was used in the limestone quarry tunnels.

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Duker flat

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dydle
A long pole with a net on the end and a metal cutting edge, used for lifting soft mud on the Norfolk Broads.

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RT dredging spoonLink to term



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