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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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hatchway
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An opening in a deck through which cargo and stores are loaded or unloaded.
freeing port
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An opening in the lower portion of a bulwark, that allows deck water to drain overboard. Some freeing ports have hinged gates that allow water to escape, but which swing shut to ...
cargo port
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Opening in a ship's side for loading and unloading cargo.
louver
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An opening to the weather in a ventilation system, fitted with a series of overlapping vanes at about 45 degrees to the vertical intended to minimize the admission of rain or ...
classification society
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An organization that formulates rules for the construction of ships, and carries out inspections on ships in service to assure their continued seaworthiness.
steam reciprocating engine
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Another name for an old fashioned steam engine: a mechanical device using pistons acting within cylinders to convert heat energy (in steam) to rotating mechanical energy.
