单词 | half-beam |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-beam half-beam n. a beam of half the usual length; (Shipbuilding) a short beam supporting the deck where there is no framing. ΘΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > deck or hold beams > half-beam spur1769 1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. i. sig. *Eee3v An half beam of timber. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Deck The spurs of the beams; being curved pieces of timber serving as half-beams to support the decks, where a whole beam cannot be placed on account of the hatch-ways. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. VI. 415 The half-beams are all to be of fir. 1941 Mariner's Mirror 27 191 The hatchways and mast holes are framed to receive half-beams where required. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 1 Apr. 20 We turn up to the Scilly Isles and get all the crew on the half beam. half-beam half-beam n. (see quot. 1850). ΚΠ 1845 Encycl. Metrop. VI. 415 The half-beams are all to be of fir. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 95 Half-Beams are short beams introduced to support the deck where there is no framing. < as lemmas |
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