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  • a  of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline

  • The newfangled, shallow-draught gunboats that won the day for Bowring might seem a fitting symbol for Hong Kong, which became an important projection of British power in Asia.
  • American Geographic Society New York City Three recognized methods of bonefishing: 1) from a shallow-draught skiff, 2) wading, 3) from sandy beaches (most difficult).
  • It is a shallow-draught barge.

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