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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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shaft tunnel
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A watertight enclosure for the propeller shafting, large enough to walk in, extending aft from the engine room, to provide access and protection to the shafting in way of the ...
shaft alley
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A watertight enclosure for the propeller shafting, large enough to walk in, extending aft from the engine room, to provide access and protection to the shafting in way of the ...
ballast tank
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A watertight enclosure that may be used to carry water ballast.
fillet weld
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A weld joining two structural members that come together at, or close to, a right angle.
topping lift
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A wire rope or tackle extending from the head of a boom to a mast, or to an elevated part of the ship's structure, for the purpose of supporting the weight of the boom and its ...
resistance
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A word of many meanings, but which to a naval architect generally pertains to the tendency of a hull to oppose being moved through the water.
teredo
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A worm that inhabits and devours wood immersed in salt water.
