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Freeboard in a sentence

Freeboard meaning

  1. The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel.
  2. The distance between a water level and the top of something that contains or restrains it (such as a dam).
  3. The distance between the top of sea ice and the water level.

Freeboard vertaling naar Nederlands

waakhoogte

Using Freeboard

  • The main meaning on this page is: The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel. | The distance between a water level and the top of something that contains or restrains it (such as a dam). | The distance between the top of sea ice and the water level.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: waakhoogte.
  • In the example corpus, freeboard often appears in combinations such as: low freeboard, freeboard and.

Context around Freeboard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

low 2× less 1× increased 1×

Often after:

lower 1× allowed 1×

Sentence patterns with Freeboard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a low freeboard and high 1× finless a freeboard a ski 1× her low freeboard and heavy 1× raise the freeboard of the 1× sheer less freeboard lower bulwarks 1× this increased freeboard allowed another 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

marathon the marathon 1× quarstein 2010 p 1× reed gave these 1× riverboats are generally 1× the new design 1× this increased freeboard 1×

Common sentence endings:

a fence paling 1× and high topsides 1× and smaller breadth 1× associated with it 1× in all weathers 1× in rough waters 1×

Words around Freeboard

Just before it in the word index:

freebirth 2 freebirds 4 freebird 6 freebies 80 freebie 34 freeberg 2

Just after it in the word index:

freebooter 2 freeborn 19 freebsd 11 freebuds 7 freecell 6 freeciv 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Freeboard

  • In this selection, "freeboard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, low, less, increased, lower and allowed stand out and add context to how "freeboard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a low freeboard and high and finless a freeboard a ski. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "freeboard" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with freeboard

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This increased freeboard allowed another innovation: the freeing port, and the artillery associated with it. (15 words)

The new design had a sleek graceful appearance, less sheer, less freeboard, lower bulwarks, and smaller breadth. (17 words)

Riverboats are generally of shallow draft, being broad of beam and rather square in plan, with a low freeboard and high topsides. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Marathon The marathon event consists of each skier having to ski on all 6 pieces of equipment – Single ski, Double skis, Single, Single finless, Double finless, a freeboard (a ski without bindings), and a fence paling. (36 words)

Quarstein, 2010, p. 106 While the design of Monitor was well-suited for river combat, her low freeboard and heavy turret made her highly unseaworthy in rough waters. (28 words)

Reed gave these ships a superstructure to increase seaworthiness and raise the freeboard of the gun turrets so they could be worked in all weathers. (25 words)

Example sentences (6)

Marathon The marathon event consists of each skier having to ski on all 6 pieces of equipment – Single ski, Double skis, Single, Single finless, Double finless, a freeboard (a ski without bindings), and a fence paling.

Quarstein, 2010, p. 106 While the design of Monitor was well-suited for river combat, her low freeboard and heavy turret made her highly unseaworthy in rough waters.

Reed gave these ships a superstructure to increase seaworthiness and raise the freeboard of the gun turrets so they could be worked in all weathers.

Riverboats are generally of shallow draft, being broad of beam and rather square in plan, with a low freeboard and high topsides.

The new design had a sleek graceful appearance, less sheer, less freeboard, lower bulwarks, and smaller breadth.

This increased freeboard allowed another innovation: the freeing port, and the artillery associated with it.

Common combinations with freeboard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "freeboard" in a sentence?
An example: "Marathon The marathon event consists of each skier having to ski on all 6 pieces of equipment – Single ski, Double skis, Single, Single finless, Double finless, a freeboard (a ski without bindings), and a fence paling." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "freeboard" from authentic English texts.
What does "freeboard" mean?
Freeboard means: The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel.
What is "freeboard" in Dutch?
"freeboard" translates to Dutch as: waakhoogte.
How many example sentences with "freeboard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "freeboard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.