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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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cofferdam
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
Narrow void space between two bulkheads or floors that prevents leakage between the adjoining compartments.
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.