1) To put a person ashore without hope of returning. 2) An explosive star shell distress signal.
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LONGITUDINAL SEAM
A riveted or welded seam along the longitudinal axis of a boiler shell or drum.
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HULL
The shell and framework of the basic flotation-oriented part of a ship.
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VALENCE ELECTRON
An electron in the outer shell of an atom that takes part in forming chemical bonds or in the flow of electrical current.
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LONGITUDINALS
Fore-and-aft structural shape or plate members attached to the underside of decks, flats, or to the inner bottom, or on the inboard side of the shell plating.
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MOLDED BEAM
The maximum breadth of a hull measured between the inboard surfaces of the side shell plating of flush-plated ships
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BILGE STRAKE
Shell plates at the bilge area
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BOILER DRUM
A cylindrical shell closed at both ends, designed to withstand internal pressure.
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DOUBLE BOTTOM
Compartments at the bottom of a ship between inner bottom and the shell plating, used for fresh water, ballast water, fuel oil, etc
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BASELINE
A fore-and-aft reference line at the upper surface of the flat plate keel at the centerline for flush shell plated vessels. Vertical dimensions are measured from a horizontal plane through the baseline, often called the molded baseline.
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GARBOARD STRAKE
The strake of bottom shell plating adjacent to the keel plate.
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