Home › Vocabulary › Technology and industry › Shipbuilding Practise this list
Ways to practise
From these 27 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list Il bordo libero is « freeboard » word for word, and the first half of it is a word an English reader already owns. Behind both stands the Germanic bord , a plank, which Old English kept as bord and which Italian received from the same stock through French. From the plank came the side of a ship built of planks, and that is the sense Italian took and then widened: il bordo is the edge of the hull, then the edge of anything at all — il bordo del tavolo , il bordo della piscina , il bordo di un foglio — and a bordo is aboard. English kept the ship too, in « aboard », « overboard » and « on board », but it also kept the other plank, the one laid flat: a « board » you eat from, so « room and board », and a « board » you sit round to decide things, so the « board of directors ». Italian carried none of that furniture to sea. For the table it has la tavola and for the committee il consiglio , and il bordo never leaves the edge.
The words
View Compact With examples
Phrase (1)
inarcamento e insellamento hogging and sagging Phrase C2 Inarcamento e insellamento si alternano al passaggio dell’onda. Hogging and sagging follow one another as the wave passes.
Noun (f) (14)
Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno
la forma dello scafo the hull form Noun (f) C2 La forma dello scafo decide quanta potenza serve. The hull form decides how much power is needed.
la marca di bordo libero the freeboard mark Noun (f) C2 La marca di bordo libero è dipinta sulla fiancata. The freeboard mark is painted on the ship’s side.
l’altezza metacentrica the metacentric height Noun (f) C2 Un’altezza metacentrica troppo grande rende il rollio secco. A metacentric height that is too great makes the roll harsh.
la condizione di carico the loading condition Noun (f) C2 Ogni condizione di carico va calcolata prima della partenza. Every loading condition is calculated before the ship sails.
la stabilità in avaria the damage stability Noun (f) C2 La stabilità in avaria vale a compartimento allagato. Damage stability applies with a compartment flooded.
la robustezza longitudinale the longitudinal strength Noun (f) C2 La robustezza longitudinale regge la nave sull’onda lunga. Longitudinal strength carries the ship on the long wave.
la costruzione a blocchi the block construction Noun (f) C2 La costruzione a blocchi monta sezioni già attrezzate. Block construction puts together sections that are already fitted out.
la pittura antivegetativa the antifouling paint Noun (f) C2 La pittura antivegetativa tiene lontane le incrostazioni. Antifouling paint keeps the growth away.
la protezione catodica dello scafo the cathodic hull protection Noun (f) C2 La protezione catodica dello scafo consuma anodi al posto dell’acciaio. Cathodic hull protection consumes anodes instead of steel.
la cavitazione sull’elica the cavitation on the propeller Noun (f) C2 La cavitazione sull’elica corrode le pale e fa rumore. Cavitation on the propeller eats into the blades and makes noise.
l’elica di manovra a prua the bow thruster Noun (f) C2 L’elica di manovra a prua sposta il muso senza rimorchiatore. The bow thruster moves the bow across without a tug.
la superficie del timone the rudder area Noun (f) C2 Una superficie del timone maggiore aiuta a bassa velocità. A larger rudder area helps at low speed.
la prova in mare the sea trial Noun (f) C2 La prova in mare misura velocità e consumi reali. The sea trial measures the real speed and the real consumption.
la prova in vasca navale the towing tank test Noun (f) C2 La prova in vasca navale usa un modello in scala. The towing tank test works with a scale model.
Noun (m) (12)
Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno
il dislocamento the displacement Noun (m) C2 Il dislocamento si misura in tonnellate di acqua spostata. Displacement is measured in tonnes of water pushed aside.
il bordo libero the freeboard Noun (m) C2 Il bordo libero resta fra il ponte e l’acqua. The freeboard is what is left between the deck and the water.
il braccio raddrizzante the righting lever Noun (m) C2 Il braccio raddrizzante cresce finché la nave non si corica troppo. The righting lever grows until the ship heels too far.
l’effetto di carena liquida the free surface effect Noun (m) C2 L’effetto di carena liquida toglie stabilità ai serbatoi mezzi pieni. The free surface effect takes stability away from half-full tanks.
l’intervallo di ossatura the frame spacing Noun (m) C2 L’intervallo di ossatura resta costante per gran parte dello scafo. The frame spacing stays constant over most of the hull.
lo spessore del fasciame the plating thickness Noun (m) C2 Lo spessore del fasciame cala verso le estremità. The plating thickness falls off towards the ends.
lo scalo di costruzione the building slipway Noun (m) C2 Lo scalo di costruzione scende inclinato verso l’acqua. The building slipway runs down at a slope towards the water.
il bacino di carenaggio the dry dock Noun (m) C2 Nel bacino di carenaggio si svuota l’acqua e si lavora all’asciutto. In the dry dock the water is let out and the work is done dry.
il passo dell’elica the propeller pitch Noun (m) C2 Il passo dell’elica dice quanto avanza a ogni giro. The propeller pitch says how far it moves forward with each turn.
il trattamento delle acque di zavorra the ballast water treatment Noun (m) C2 Il trattamento delle acque di zavorra impedisce il trasporto di specie estranee. Ballast water treatment stops foreign species being carried about.
il limite di emissione in mare the emission limit at sea Noun (m) C2 Il limite di emissione in mare cambia da una zona all’altra. The emission limit at sea changes from one zone to another.
il riciclo delle navi the ship recycling Noun (m) C2 Il riciclo delle navi avviene in cantieri specializzati. Ship recycling is done in specialised yards.
Back to the quiz ↑
Missing a word? Look it up in the dictionary
This list belongs to Technology and industry — 59 lists and 1 940 words that can also be practised as a whole.
Hear and recognise these words in the listening trainer
The quiz needs JavaScript. Everything above works without it.
← Social psychology Foundry technology → 