Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In iron ship-building, an extra strong frame composed of a frame-bar and a web-plate stiffened at the back edge by angle-bars.
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Examples
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"I agree with you," said a huge web-frame, by the main cargo-hatch.
The Day's Work - Volume 1 Rudyard Kipling 1900
bilby commented on the word web-frame
Funny how shipbuilding has a term that contains two internet terms, good reminder of how malleable language is.
July 19, 2022