MDA Waterways Object Name Thesaurus
0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Contents]

lace plate

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Lancaster Canal boat
Boats 72ft x 14ft 6 inches, carrying up to 42 tons on the Lancaster Canal. Related to Leeds and Liverpool Canal long boats but different in design.

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land chain
A series of sized lengths, linked together in a chain to measure out a distance.

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lanyard
A line passed through the holes in a deadeye to tighten up standing rigging.

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large Northwich
This type of narrow boat is one of 38 steel motor narrow boats built by W.J. Yarwood of Northwich in 1936/7. They were part of the Town class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company.

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large Ricky
This type of narrow boat was one of 62 wooden butty boats built by Walkers of Rickmansworth between 1936-8. They formed part of the Town Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company.

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large Woolwich
This type of narrowboat is one of either 24 steel pairs of boats of 24 steel motor narrow boats built by Harland and Wolff of Woolwich in 1936/7. They are part of the Town Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company.

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last boat

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launch
A passenger boat with inboard motor for leisure journeys on inland waterways;larger than a dinghy but smaller than a narrow boat; may be canopied.

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launch lamp

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leading edge

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Lee barge
Open holded Thames barge with a stumpy rig built to fit the river Lee.

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Lee lighter
Unrigged version of Lee barge,72' long by 13'x15' wide.

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BT Thames lighterLink to term


leeboard
A large board, hinged from the hull sides of a sailing vessel, used to reduce travel to leeward when sailing.

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leeboard clam
Winch for pulling leeboards up when not in use.

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leech
The after edge (furthest from the mast) of a sail.

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Leeds and Liverpool craft
Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term.

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NT Leeds and Liverpool fly boatLink to term
NT Leeds and Liverpool long boatLink to term
NT Leeds and Liverpool short boatLink to term


Leeds and Liverpool fly boat
For 'express' use along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Size 62ft x 14ft 3 inches but with finer lines than usual craft for extra speed.

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Leeds and Liverpool long boat
Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, size 72ft x 14ft 3 inches for use between Liverpool and Wigan where the locks are only 62ft long. Draws on original use of the canal by River Douglas flats.

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Leeds and Liverpool short boat
Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, size 62ft x 14ft 3 inches in order to fit the locks between Wigan and Leeds. Draws on original keel and flat influences.

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leg vice
Any of the various blacksmithing vices that have one long leg which is attached to a bench (and often supported at the foot) and a simple spring mechanism to hold the jaws open.

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letter flag
A flag which represents a letter in flag code.

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letterbox ventilator
Small cast metal ventilator fixed to the cabin sides of some narrow boats.

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lewis
Metal devices consisting of dovetail tenons; used to hoist heavy units of masonry.

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life belt
A ring of buoyant material, used to help someone stay afloat in water.

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life jacket
A buoyant garment worn over the upper body to enable a person to stay afloat in water.

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lifesaving and protective equipment
Equipment designed for lifesaving and protective purposes in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term.

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NT life jacketLink to term
NT pitch hoodLink to term
NT puddling bootsLink to term
NT wadersLink to term


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

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NT boat jackLink to term
NT craneLink to term
NT hydraulic ramLink to term
NT lewisLink to term
NT winchLink to term


lightener

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lighter
Generally a boat for transferring cargo from a large boat to another craft or the bank.

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NT Fen lighterLink to term
NT Stour lighterLink to term
NT Thames lighterLink to term


lighting component
Objects which are components of an ionland waterways object with a lighting function.. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term.

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NT decklightLink to term
NT portlightLink to term


Lincoln keel
Variation of the Humber keel, trading to Lincoln. Size 74ft 9 inches x 15ft.

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lining piece

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lining plank
Large wooden plank fixed inside the top edge of a wooden narrow boat to give stiffness and longitudinal strength and support to the inboard edge of the gunwhale.

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Liskeard and Looe Union boat
57ft x 10f (lock size) (proposed as a tub boat canal). Very little known.

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Liverpool sider

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Llechryd Canal boat
Size and shape unknown.

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lock lifter
Fitted with an A frame for lifting and transporting lock gates.

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lock windlass

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lodging knee
A shaped bracket of either timber or metal which both joins and reinforces the join between component of the vessel's structure.

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long board
Fore and aft plank in the bottom of a wooden vessel.

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long boat (rowing)
The longest and largest of several boats carried by a sea-going ship. It could be used, however, on tidal rivers and estuaries, propelled by ten oars, often double-banked. This meant that two rowers shared the same thwart or bench.

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long distance passenger boat
Many canal routes had long distance passenger boats until the coming of the railways. Boats would include a first class saloon and either one or two other classes.

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longboat
The familiar name for the narrow boat on the River Severn and associated waterways to the Midlands.

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loobey

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louvre ventilator
Pressed metal ventilators.

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luby
A forged metal pin fitted to the top of a narrow boat top mast, fitted with rearward pivotting pin and return spring to act as a safety device to prevent the horse being pulled into the canal should the boat overtake the horse.

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luff
The leading edge of a fore and aft sail. (As a verb 'to luff' is to turn closer to the wind).

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luff barge
Squat, round-fronted or bowed barge in use during the early nineteenth century on the Thames and the Medway.

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luggage boat

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lutchet
An open backed support for a towing mast, usually found on keels.

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