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Naval architecture
The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.
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sheave holes
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to apertures in masts, booms, and spars in which sheaves are installed.
cross trees
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to athwart ship pieces fitted over the trees on a mast. They serve as a foundation for a platform at the top of a mast or as a support for outriggers.
gangboard
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to boards or a movable platform used in transferring passengers or cargo from a vessel to or from a dock.
gangplank
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to boards or a movable platform used in transferring passengers or cargo from a vessel to or from a dock.
hatch bar
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to flat bars used for securing and locking hatch covers. A bar over the hatch for rigging a tackle.
hatch battens
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to flat bars used to fasten and make tight the edges of the tarpaulins that are placed over hatches. The batten and the edge of the tarpaulin are wedged tightly in closely-spaced ...
bearer
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A term applied to foundations, particularly those having vertical web plates as principal members. The vertical web plates of foundations are also called bearers.
