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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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hawse hole
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hole in the bow through which a cable or chain passes.
countersunk hole
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hole tapered or beveled around its edge to allow a rivet or bolt head or a rivet point to seat flush with or below the surface of the riveted or bolted object.
eye
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hole through the head of a pin, bolt, etc., or a loop forming a hole or opening through which something is intended to pass, such as a hook, pin, shaft, or rope.
dowel
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A pin of wood or metal inserted in the edge or face of two boards or pieces to secure them together.
shackle bolt
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A pin or bolt that passes through both eyes of a shackle and completes the link. The bolt may be secured by a pin through each end, or a pin through one end and through the eye, ...
scupper pipe
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A pipe conducting the water from a deck scupper to a' position where it is discharged overboard.
elbow-eil
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A pipe fitting that makes an angle between adjacent pipes, always 90 degrees unless another angle is stated.
