foul bottom

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foul bottom [¦fau̇l ′bäd·əm]

(civil engineering)

A hard, uneven, rocky or obstructed bottom having poor holding qualities for anchors, or one having rocks or wreckage that would endanger an anchored vessel.

(naval architecture)

Referring to the underwater portion of the hull when covered with foreign matter such as barnacles or grass.

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