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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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collar
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A piece of plate or a shape fitted around an opening for the passage of a continuous member through a deck, bulkhead, or other structure to secure tightness against oil, water, ...
spur shore
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A piece of timber placed in a nearby horizontal position with one end against the side of the ship and the other against the side of a dry dock or dock to keep the vessel at a ...
side shore
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A piece of timber placed in a nearby horizontal position with one end against the side of the ship and the other against the side of a dry dock or dock to keep the vessel at a ...
mast collar
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A piece of wood or a steel shape formed into a ring and fitted around the mast hole in a deck.
shim
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A piece of wood or iron let into a slack place in a frame, plank, or plate to fill out a fair surface or line. Also applied to thin layers of metal or other material used to true ...
Dutchman
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A piece of wood or steel fitted into an opening to cover up poor joints or crevices caused by poor workmanship.
toggle pin
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A pin having a shoulder and an eye worked on one end, called the head, and whose other end, called the point, has its extremity hinged in an unbalanced manner so that after being ...
