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devil seam

devil seam noun: a particularly difficult seam to caulk on a ship's hull, specifically the curved seam where the deck planking meets the side of the ship, near the scupper gutters.

Noun

devil seam (plural devil seams)

  1. A particularly difficult seam to caulk on a ship's hull, specifically the curved seam where the deck planking meets the side of the ship, near the scupper gutters.

Forms of devil seam

pluraldevil seams

Questions about devil seam

What does devil seam mean?
Devil seam means a particularly difficult seam to caulk on a ship's hull, specifically the curved seam where the deck planking meets the side of the ship, near the scupper gutters.
What part of speech is devil seam?
Devil seam is a noun.
What is the plural of devil seam?
The plural of devil seam is devil seams.

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  10. devil smoke
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