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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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draft gage
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An installation comprising a graduated glass tube, connected at the bottom end with the sea and with the top end open to the air, on which the draft of the vessel is shown by the ...
ciinometer
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An instrument used for indicating the angle of roll or pitch of a vessel.
periscope
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An instrument used for observing objects from a point below the object lens. It consists of a tube fitted with an object lens at the top, an eye piece at the bottom and a pair of ...
port light
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An opening in a ship's side, provided with a glazed lid or cover.
sluice
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An opening in the lower part: of a bulkhead fitted with a sliding watertight gate, or small door, having an operating rod extending to the upper deck or decks. It is used to ...
port gangway
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An opening in the side plating, planking, or bulwark for the purpose of providing access through which people may board or leave the ship or through which cargo may be handled.
