Prevention & protection

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athwartship

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Side to side, at right angles to the fore and aft centerline of a ship.

cripple wall

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Short stud wall, less than 8 ft (2. 4 m) in height, between the foundation and the lowest framed floors with studs not less than 14 in. (35 mm) long — also known as a knee wall. Cripple walls can ...

Short lengths of timber/composite materials, usually 101. 60 mm × 101. 60 mm (4 in. × 4 in. ) and 457. 20 mm × 609. 60 mm (18 in. × 24 in. ) long that are used in various configurations to stabilize ...

emblem

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Shields, heraldry, or printing that designates a governmental entity or a specific organization; rank, title, position, or other professional status that is painted, screened, embroidered, sewn, ...

metal wireways

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Sheet metal troughs with hinged or removable covers for housing and protecting electrical wires and cable and in which conductors are laid in place after the wireway has been installed as a complete ...