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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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lateen rig
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An arrangement of fore and aft sails in which spars at top and bottom of each sail lie alongside the mast
marine railway
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An arrangement of tracks from shore to a sufficient depth of water to permit a vessel to be placed on the moveable carriage, which may then be drawn up the track in order to give access to the ...
beam, deck
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An athwartship horizontal structural member, usually a rolled shape, supporting a deck or flat.
bitumastic
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An elastic bituminous cement used in place of paint to protect steel.
crow's nest
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
An elevated lookout station, usually attached to forward side of foremast.
