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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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buckler
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A portable cover secured over the deck opening of the hawsepipes and the chain pipes to restrict the flow of water through the openings.
accommodation ladder
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A portable inclined ladder hinged to a platform attached to the edge of a ship, or at the sill of a shell entry port, and which can be positioned to provide access between ship ...
Jacob's ladder
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A portable ladder with flexible or articulated sides used for access between deck and small craft or piers
gas turbine
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A prime mover that derives energy from internally burned fuel, the exhausts gases of which act against many small blades to turn the shaft.
steam turbine
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A prime mover that provides mechanical power using steam from a boiler to drive internal windmill-like blades.
inclining experiment
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A procedure for determining a vessel's metacentric height.
