Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
costado
English translation:
freeboard
Added to glossary by
Douglas Bissell
Feb 3, 2023 18:11
1 yr ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
costado
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Costado
É a parede lateral do barco, que vai desde a linha de flutuação até a borda superior do navio.
É a parede lateral do barco, que vai desde a linha de flutuação até a borda superior do navio.
Proposed translations
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Kauê Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Master in Linguistics (USP)
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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freeboard
"In sailing and boating, a vessel's freeboard is the distance from the waterline to the upper deck level, measured at the lowest point of sheer where water can enter the boat or ship."
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Murilo Bento
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Obrigado, Murilo.
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philgoddard
: Surely it's a part of a boat we're looking for, not a measurement.
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Arthur Gervasio
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Mario Freitas
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Nick Taylor
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
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Guilherme Pacheco
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Tradução técnica de bom custo
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Ribcage/Freeboard/Ship's side
O costado é o invólucro do casco acima da linha de flutuação.
Hull- casco
Hull- casco
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philgoddard
: "Side" is a possibility, but you need to give references. Definitely not "ribcage", which is an anatomical term.
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vocabulário-técnico-em-inglês...
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Clauwolf
: side is the correct answer
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Adriana Portas
: Concordo com o Clauwolf
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Ana Vozone
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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15
broadside
1. nautical
the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/broadsi...
What is the broadside of a ship?
Definition of broadside
the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/broadsi...
What is the broadside of a ship?
Definition of broadside
the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
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Adriana Portas
: Concordo. Pode ser somente SIDE também (Vessel's side)
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Obrigada, Adriana!
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Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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hull “O Disco de Plimsoll é uma marcação feita no costado a meio navio com a finalidade de determina
hull
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Note added at 1 hr (2023-02-03 19:53:42 GMT)
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The Plimsoll line is a reference mark located on a ship's HULL that indicates the maximum depth to which the vessel may be safely immersed when loaded with cargo. This depth varies with a ship's dimensions, type of cargo, time of year, and the water densities encountered in port and at sea.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2023-02-03 23:23:56 GMT)
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HULL ABOVE THE WATERLINE MAYBE?
NÁUTICA forro externo de um navio acima da linha de flutuação
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Note added at 1 hr (2023-02-03 19:53:42 GMT)
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The Plimsoll line is a reference mark located on a ship's HULL that indicates the maximum depth to which the vessel may be safely immersed when loaded with cargo. This depth varies with a ship's dimensions, type of cargo, time of year, and the water densities encountered in port and at sea.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2023-02-03 23:23:56 GMT)
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HULL ABOVE THE WATERLINE MAYBE?
NÁUTICA forro externo de um navio acima da linha de flutuação
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Mario Freitas
: Hull = casco in Pt. Oh! I didn't get that. Why don't you post "drum roll" and erase this one?
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Quite Right Mário. And the correct answer is.....drum roll......TOPSIDE(S)! :-)
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Discussion
"Side" seems the obvious answer, but maybe there's more to this than meets the eye.