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One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat.

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  1. n. One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat.
  2. n. One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.
  3. n. One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels.
  4. (a) One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat. (b) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat. (c) One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels.
  5. n. One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat. n. One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat. n. One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels.