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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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floor
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Vertical transverse plate immediately above the bottom shell, often located at every frame, extending from bilge to bilge.
high performance craft
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Vessels (usually small) of exceptional performance capability in such factors as high speed.
yawing
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Weaving motion of a vessel to port and starboard off course.
berth
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Where a ship is docked or tied up; also a place to sleep aboard; a bunk or bed.
plug weld
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Where two pieces of metal overlap, they may be joined by using an arc weld to fill small holes in one of the plates, thus fusing the two plates wherever such a hole had been.
