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Isherwood framing

American  

noun

Naval Architecture.
  1. a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs.


Etymology

Origin of Isherwood framing

First recorded in 1910–15; named after B. F. Isherwood (1822–1915), American engineer