( n. )
A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.
( n. )
A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012