艇てい身しん

noun, counter

boat length (racing unit); distance between boats

Used in boat racing to measure the distance between boats, where one 艇身 equals the length of one boat. Functions as both a noun and a counter.

• 彼かれの艇ていは2艇てい身しんの差さで勝かった。

  His boat won by a margin of two boat lengths.

• レースでは、1艇てい身しんのリードが勝しょう敗はいを分わけることもある。

  In a race, a lead of one boat length can sometimes decide the outcome.