rubbing strip

noun

A wooden or hard rubber strip running the part or whole length of a boat's hull to protect it when it locks, moored against other boats, pontoons or jetties.

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Meanings

nounrubbing strip (plural rubbing strips)

plural rubbing strips

  1. nauticalA wooden or hard rubber strip running the part or whole length of a boat's hull to protect it when it locks, moored against other boats, pontoons or jetties.

Translations

Finnish törmäyslista
  • törmäyslistaprotecting strip
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APA

rubbing strip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbing%20strip

MLA

“rubbing strip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbing%20strip. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubbing strip,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbing%20strip.

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