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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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bight
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A loop or bend in a rope; strictly, any part between the two ends may be termed the bight.
crane
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A machine used for hoisting and moving pieces of material or portions of structures or machines that are either too heavy to be handled by hand or cannot be handled economically ...
bulldozer
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A machine, usually hydraulic or electric, for bending bars, shapes or plates while cold.
loftsman
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A man who lays off the ship's lines to full size in the mold loft and makes templates therefrom.
nibbing plank
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A margin plank that is notched to take the ends of regular deck planks and insure good calking of the joint.
cargo mat
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A mat, usually square and made of manila rope, used to protect the deck covering while taking stores, etc., on board.
