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freeboard: the vertical distance measured amidships on the vessel`s side from the load water line to the upper side of the freeboard deck. The lines on the ship`s sides indicating the maximum permissible load line are called freeboard marks (Plimsoll disc)
Category: Transport

freeboard: in a ship, the distance above the water, from the waterline to the upper surface of the deck. It plays a role on the seaworthiness and safety of the vessel, and minimum freeboards are set by international regulations
Category: Management in the public and private sector

freeboard: the space between the lowest part of a bridge span or the soffit of a culvert,and the estimated highest flood-level
Category: Building industry

freeboard: The vertical distance measured on the vessel`s side amidships from the load water line to the upper side of the freeboard deck or a point corresponding to it.
Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

freeboard: the clearance between the bottom level of the bridge superstructure(the springing line in the case of an arch)and the actual maximum water level in the channel at the bridge,i.e.allowing for afflux caused by the bridge
Category: Building industry

freeboard: the difference between the maximum flow line and the top of the bank or structure.It is the sum of the operational freeboard and the emergency freeboard
Category: Building industry

freeboard: The vertical distance between the design water level and the top of the bank or the protective structure,or the underside of a bridge.
Category: Building industry

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