What term does this definition describe? A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over the side of a boat, including launching a dinghy or lifeboat over the side of a ship.
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Thanks to last week’s winner, Suzanne Grosby, for the correct answer to the question: What are the names of thin, stiff strips of plastic or wood, placed in pockets in the leech of a sail, to assist in keeping its form? This of course describes battens.