( n. )
One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.
( n. )
One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012