Shipbuilding. The action or process of double planking a ship's side; also, a piece of timber used for this. Cf. doubling, n. 3b.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > shipbuilding > specific procedures (8) furring1622 Shipbuilding. The action or process of double planking a ship's side; also, a piece of timber used for this. Cf. doubling, n. 3b. ceiling1627 The action of lining (the roof or walls of) an apartment with boards, or (more rarely) with plaster, etc. Obsolete exc. Nautical. spaling1805 (See quot. 1846.) fortifying1820 The action of fortify, v. Also gerundially with omission of in. conversion1850 Hence, many technical uses in Manufacturing. Shipbuilding. (a) Reduction of timber from the rough state into pieces of nearly the required shape… boot-topping1867 ‘Boot-topping‥is now applied to sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.’ Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867. fairing1867 The action or process of smoothing the lines of a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle, typically in order to reduce drag; streamlining. horning1879 Shipbuilding. See horn, v. 4. |
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