An upward variation in the running surface of a rail as may occur at welds or rail ends.
1. the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; used in many combinations, such as peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
Pico
The highest point
Нокбензельный угол; пик
The more or less conical summit of a mountain whether isolated or forming part of a chain. also, the upper outer corner of those sails which are extended by a gaff.
[1] the upper outer corner of a gaffed sail. [2] the point of an anchor fluke that digs into the ground. [3] the narrow part of a ship’s hull at bow (forepeak) or stern (afterpeak).
The high point at the end of an economic expansion until the start of a contraction.