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Galley

A kitchen on a ship. The galley and the messroom are usually on the same deck. It is ideal to have provision stores at the same level. If this is not possible, direct stairs should connect the galley and provision stores.

Chock

A guide for a mooring line, or steel towing wire which enables the line to pass through a ship bulwark or other barrier.

Kort nozzle

A fixed, annular forward extending duct around the propeller. The propeller operates with a small gap between blade tips and the nozzle internal wall, roughly at the narrowest point.
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