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LAP-SIDED
LAP-SIDED, (bordier, Fr.) the state of a ship, which is built in such a manner as to have one side heavier than the other; and, by consequence, to retain a constant heel, or inclination towards the heaviest tide; unless when she is brought upright, by placing a greater quantity of the cargo, or ballast, on the other tide. See BALLAST.LEDGES
LEDGES, (barotins, Fr.) certain small pieces of timber placed athwartships, under the decks of a ship, in the intervals between the beams, as exhibited in the representation of the deck, plate III.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, pages 171 - 176, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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