plural. The framework on which a ship or boat is supported while in process of construction.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > slip on which ships built or repaired > framework on which vessel rests (30) stocks1422 plural. The framework on which a ship or boat is supported while in process of construction. trestle1612 transferred and figurative: esp. (plural) applied to the legs. cradle1627 Nautical. The framework on which a ship rests during construction or repairs, and on which she slides at launching. Also, that in which a vessel… boat cradle1829 a cradle (cradle, n. 9) for a boat. gridiron1846 Nautical. A heavy framework of beams in parallel open order (suggesting a gridiron) used to support a ship in dock. (So French gril.) skid1856 One of a number of beams, or pieces of stone, on which a vessel is built, or placed during repair. grid1867 Nautical. = gridiron, n. 3b. crib1883 A framework of bars or spars for strengthening, support, etc.; see quots. Cf. cradle, n. 6. Subcategories:— blocks or planks supporting (10) — timbers supporting ship when launching (12) |
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