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compass timbers

compass timbers is the plural of compass timber.

Meaning of compass timber

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.

Questions about compass timbers

What is compass timbers the plural of?
Compass timbers is the plural of compass timber.

Words near compass timbers in the dictionary

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

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