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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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auxiliaries
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Various winches, pumps, motors, engines, etc., required on a ship, as distinguished from main propulsive machinery (boilers and engines on a steam installation).
boiler casing
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Walls fanning a trunk leading from the boiler room to the boiler hatch, which protect the different deck spaces from the heat of the boiler room, etc.
drift
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
When erecting the structure of a ship and rivet holes in the pieces to be connected are not concentric; the distance that they are out of line is called the drift. This should be ...
guys
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Wire or hemp ropes or chains to support booms, davits, etc., laterally, employed in pairs. Guys to booms that carry sails are also known as backropes.
joiner bulkhead
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Wood or light metal bulkheads serving to bound staterooms, offices, etc., and not contributing to the ship's strength.
