Naut.
a distinctive area at the upper part of a stern, curving upward toward the center and giving the name and port of the vessel within a carved and painted frame; escutcheon.
Naut.
a distinctive area at the upper part of a stern, curving upward toward the center and giving the name and port of the vessel within a carved and painted frame; escutcheon.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012