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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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cleat
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A fitting having two arms or horns around which ropes may be made fast.
fairlead
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A fitting or device used to preserve or to change the direction of a rope so that it will be delivered on a straight lead to a sheave or drum.
fairleader
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A fitting or device used to preserve or to change the direction of a rope so that it will be delivered on a straight lead to a sheave or drum.
station
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A fixed position along the length of a vessel. The transverse shapes of the stations show on the body plan, a part of the lines drawing.
liner
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A flat or tapered strip placed under a plate or shape to bring it into line with another part that it overlaps; a filler. Also, a commercial ship that sails between fixed ports on ...
