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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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counter-rotating propellers
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Two screw propellers mounted on concentric shafts and turning in opposite directions.
weather deck
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Uppermost continuous deck with no overhead protection.
turbine
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Usually steam turbine: A high-rpm kind of propulsion device deriving energy from steam impinging on radial blades.
stanchion
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Vertical column supporting decks, flats, girders, etc.; also called a pillar. Rail stanchions are vertical metal columns on which fence-like rails are mounted.
keel draft
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the keel
pillar
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Vertical member or column giving support to a deck girder, flat or similar structure: also called stanchion.
