The Dictionary of English Nautical Language Database: Search Results
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Term:
frame (v)
Definition:
To mount the transverse structural members on the keel in preparation for planking. To install frames during construction of a boat, giving the hull its shape.
Term:
frames (n pl)
Definition:
Transverse structural members of a ship, mounted on the keel and shaped to the lines of the hull.The bent or sawn timbers fitted across the keel which form the hull shape and provide the structure to which planks are fastened.
Term:
bent frame (n)
Definition:
A type of frame made to shape by steaming the wood and forcing it into the shape of the frame.
See Also:
steam bent
Term:
sawn frame (n)
Definition:
A frame that has been cut with a saw to the correct shape. Sawn frames tend to be rigid and are more likely to split or crack than steam bent frames.
