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compass timber

compass timber noun: naturally curved or crooked pieces of wood, used in shipbuilding for shaping hull frames, ribs, and other curved structural elements.

Noun

compass timber (countable and uncountable, plural compass timbers)

  1. Naturally curved or crooked pieces of wood, used in shipbuilding for shaping hull frames, ribs, and other curved structural elements.

compass timber meaning in Tamil

compass timber in Tamil

கப்பல்கட்டு வளைமரம்

Forms of compass timber

pluralcompass timbers

Questions about compass timber

What does compass timber mean?
Compass timber means naturally curved or crooked pieces of wood, used in shipbuilding for shaping hull frames, ribs, and other curved structural elements.
What is compass timber in Tamil?
Compass timber in Tamil is கப்பல்கட்டு வளைமரம். See Compass timber meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is compass timber?
Compass timber is a noun.
What is the plural of compass timber?
The plural of compass timber is compass timbers.

Words near compass timber in the dictionary

  1. compass saw
  2. compass saws
  3. compass swing
  4. compass termite
  5. compass termites
  6. compass timber
  7. compass timbers
  8. compass wallah
  9. compass wallahs
  10. compass window
  11. compass windows

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