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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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skylight
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A framework fitted over a deck opening and having hinged covers with glass inserted for the admission of light and air to the compartment below.
submerged arc welding
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A fusion welding process in which a machine feeds an electrode and a flux in granular form as the machine moves over the joint; the flux covers the arc, submerging it, and is melted to a brittle slag ...
wharf
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A general term for a place to moor a ship. It may be either a pier or a quay.
ground tackle
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A general term for anchors, cables, wire ropes, etc., used in anchoring a ship to the bottom.
framing
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A general term for the stiffening members in any part of the hull structure.
sections
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A general term referring to structural bars, rolled or extruded in any cross section, such as angles, channels, bulbs, Tees, H and I bars (or beams). Sometimes called profiles. Also the intersections ...
erection
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A generic term for deck houses and superstructures. Ergonomics. The study of humans and machines working together.
