Reading Comp. 3/4 Flashcards

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Davits

A

A small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair fro suspending or lowering a lifeboat

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2
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Ensconced

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Established or settled in a comfortable, safe, or private place

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3
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Grommets

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An eyelet placed in a hole in a sheet or panel to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it, or to prevent the sheet or panel from being torn

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4
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Flotsam

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The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea

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5
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Gunnel

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A long fish

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6
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Dyspeptic

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A person who suffers from indigestion or irritability

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