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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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insert plate
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A relatively thick plate inserted and welded into plating of normal thickness in order to provide added strength in highly-loaded locations.
chock
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A heavy smooth-surfaced fitting usually located near the edge of the weather deck through which wire ropes or fiber hawsers may be led, usually to piers. Also one of several pieces of metal precisely ...
knight's head bow
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hinged arrangement of the structure at the forward end of a ship allowing it to be raised, usually as a means of access for wheeled vehicles
air port
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hinged glass window generally circular, in the ship's side or deckhouse, for light and ventilation; also called porthole, portlight or side scuttle.
center board
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hinged plate that can be swung down through the slotted keel of a sail boat in order to enlarge the profile area and thus reduce leeway.
gantry crane
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hoisting device, usually traveling on rails, having the lifting hook suspended from a car which is movable horizontally in a direction transverse to the rails.
lightening hole
Shipbuilding; Naval architecture
A hole cut in a structural member to reduce its weight
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