breasthook

breasthook
A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem

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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 — breast·hook …   English syllables

  • 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

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