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Knee of the head
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
A large flat piece of timber, fixed edgeways, and fayed upon the fore-part of a ship`s stem, supporting the ornamental figure. (see head.) besides which, this piece is otherwise useful as serving to secure the boom or bumkin, by which
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Supporting, английский
- Поддержка: обеспечение
- Монтаж и крепление
Ornamental, английский
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Knees, английский
- Dagger-knees are those which are fixed rather obliquely to avoid an adjacent gun-port, or where, from the vicinity of the next beam, there is not space for the arms of two lodging-knees.— lodging-knees are fixed horizontally in the ship`s frame, having one arm bolted to the beam, and the other across two or three of the timbers.—standard-knees are those which, being upon a deck, have one arm bolted down to it, and the other pointing upwards secured to the ship`s side; such also, are the bits and channels.
- Timber or metal braces used to strengthen two parts being joined together. when used for the knees of wooden ships, the timbers are carefully selected so that their grain approximates the required angle, thereby minimizing splitting. knife & fork school: usn slang for officer initiation school, where professionals entering the service are taught the basics of naval etiquette.
Kneck, английский
The twisting of rope or cable as it is veering out.
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