Nautical. A piece of timber fixed diagonally across the hold of a ship as a brace (see also quot. 1750). Now rare (historical in later use).
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > other timbers supporting beams (6) pointer1750 Nautical. A piece of timber fixed diagonally across the hold of a ship as a brace (see also quot. 1750). Now rare (historical in later use). shelf-piece1830 = sense 3b. shelf1845 Shipbuilding. A timber on the inner side of the frame to support the deck-beams. beam-arm1850 a crooked timber extending from the side of a beam to the ship's side, in the wake of the hatchway (Adm. Smyth). fork-beam1850 (see quot.). hold-stanchion1867 hold-beam n., hold-stanchion (see quot. 1867). hold-book n. a book containing an account of the cargo of a vessel. hold-stringer n. a stringer or… |
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