- breasthook
- breast·hook
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breasthook
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Breasthook — Breast hook , n. (Naut.) A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breasthook — noun A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem … Wiktionary
breasthook — A triangular plate bracket joining port and starboard side stringers at the stem … Dictionary of automotive terms
breasthook — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a V shaped timber or plate connecting ship timbers or stringers of opposite sides where they run into the stem; also : a similar connecting piece at the stern called also crutch … Useful english dictionary
Hulk (ship) — A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Although sometimes used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, it most often refers to an old ship that has had its rigging and/or internal equipment removed,… … Wikipedia
брештук — Треугольный или трапециевидный горизонтальный лист, соединяющий форштевень или ахтерштевень с бортовым набором, палубой и наружной обшивкой корпуса судна. [ГОСТ 13641 80] Тематики корабли и суда Обобщающие термины наружная обшивка, второе дно,… … Справочник технического переводчика
breast knee — noun : breasthook … Useful english dictionary
forehook — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: fore + hook : a piece of timber placed across the stem to unite the bows and strengthen the forepart of a ship : breasthook … Useful english dictionary
hawse hook — noun : a breasthook above the hawseholes … Useful english dictionary
