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KEEP BLOCK [1 record]

Record 1 1989-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
DEF

One of a series of short timbers on which the keep of a vessel rests while it is being built or repaired and which affords access to work beneath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chantiers maritimes
CONT

Le rite a été intégré à la cérémonie de pose de la quille, en plaçant un dollar en argent sous la quille de la première unité installée sur le lit de construction.

Spanish

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