Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
Q: Indawo yalo naliphi na icandelo elinqamlezileyo lesolotya elitshonileyo lenqanawe, icandelo elinqumlezileyo elithathwe kwii-engile zasekunene ukuya ngaphambili nakumgca ophakathi womva wenqanawe.
A:
The area of any cross section of the immersed portion of a vessel, the cross section being taken at right angles to the fore and aft centreline of the vessel.