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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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freeboard deck
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Deck to which freeboard is measured; the uppermost continuous deck having permanent means of closing all weather openings.
pitch angle
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Degrees of twist of a propeller blade relative to a plane normal to the shaft.
prime mover
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Device in which some source of energy is converted into mechanical power.
scuppers
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Drains from decks to carry off accumulations of rainwater, condensation or seawater. Scuppers are located in the gutters or waterways, on open decks, and connect to pipes usually ...
super-conducting
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Electrical systems employing extremely cold elements in order to reduce electrical resistance and so increase efficiency.
standard series
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Families of methodically varied hull forms subjected to model tests, with results used to predict wave-making resistance of proposed vessels.
