In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
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Question: A high, narrow stern.

Answer: Umva wenqanawe ophakamileyo nomxinwa.


Question: Thus the flying jib-boom became a permanent feature.

Answer: Ngoko, intsika yeseyile engunxantathu ephambi kweseyile enkulu ephaphazelayo yaba luphawu olusisgxina.


Question: The floodable length at any position in a ship is the length of the longest possible watertight compartment.

Answer:
Ubude obuzaliswe ngamanzi kuyo nayiphi na indawo enqanaweni bubude beyona khompathimenti evalwe nkqi ende kunazo zonke.