Floor of Ship

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“Ship’s Floor. Nautical, that part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. AA, floor-plates; BBB, keelsons; FF, main frame; K, keel; LL, lightening-holes; RR, reverse frame.” -Whitney, 1911

Keywords

nautical, vessel, keel, ship floor, keelson, floor plates, main frame, lightening holes, reverse frame

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Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)

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