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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In ship-building, a sliding water-tight door which can be opened or closed quickly by electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic power attachments. In recent United States war-vessels there are several such doors which can be closed in an emergency from a distant position (as the pilot-house) by a suitable controlling mechanism.

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