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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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binnacle

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A stand or box for holding and illuminating a compass.

cofferdam

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Narrow void space between two bulkheads or floors that prevents leakage between the adjoining compartments.

wheel

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Often used informally to mean propeller.

load on top

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Oil separated from water (as the residue from cleaning cargo tanks) is loaded on top of the vessel's next cargo, rather than being pumping overboard without separation. Slop tanks ...

shroud

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

One of the principal members of the standing rigging, consisting of wire rope that extends from the mast head to the ship's side, affording lateral support for a mast.

strut

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Outboard column-like support or vee-arranged supports for the propeller shaft, used on some ships with more than one propeller instead of bossings. Also, any short structural ...

quarter wheels

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

Paddlewheels mounted in pairs at the stern of a vessel and capable of independent operation.