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Thwart.


Nautical.) One of the transverse planks which keep the sides of a boat asunder, like the beams of a ship, and serve as seats for the rowers. They are spaced about 2 feet 10 inches apart, from center to center, in single-banked boats, and 3 feet in double-banked boats.

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