That part of a ship's side which normally is above the water line but goes beneath when the ship is heeled over on a tack. Should the ship be perforated by cannon balls in this vital area, rapid flooding results, particularly in heavy seas; the carpenter and his mates are tasked with plugging such damage with utmost expediency.
Indawo ekwicala lenqanawe eyasoloko ingaphezu komgcawamanzi, kodwa ethi iye ngaphantsi xa inqanawe iqethuka ngecala. Ukuba inqanawe igqobhozwa ziibhola zenkanunu oko kuba ngunozala wokuzaliswa ngamanzi ingakumbi kwiilwandle ezinzima. Umchweli noogxa bakhe babanomsebenzi wokuvingca loo monakalo ngobungxamo.