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Shipbuilding
The design, construction and maintenance of both commercial and military ships and floating vessels in shipyards or other marine facilities.
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angle collar
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A collar or band made of one or more pieces of angle bar and fitted tightly around a pipe, trunk, frame, longitudinal, or stiffener intersecting or projecting through a bulkhead ...
boiler room
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A compartment in the hold, in the middle or after section of a vessel where the boilers are placed.
cordage
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A comprehensive term for all ropes of whatever size or kind on board a ship.
gear
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A comprehensive term in general use on shipboard signifying the total of all implements, apparatus, mechanism, machinery, etc., appertaining to and employed in the performance of ...
collier
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A vessel designed for the carrying of coal, which may or may not be fitted with special appliances for coal handling.
composite vessel
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A vessel with a metal frame and a wooden shell and decks.
rudder trunk
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A watertight casing fitted around a rudder stock between the counter shell plating and a platform or deck, usually fitted with a stuffing box at the upper end.
