marine engineering

noun

the branch of mechanical engineering that deals with the design, construction, installation, operation, and repair of the machinery of vessels.

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marine engineering: general marine engineering; naval architecture; marine engineering.
College Teaching | Paul Klapper
Mention should be made of a little vessel, first seen at the Review, which marks a new departure in marine engineering.
Sixty Years a Queen | Sir Herbert Maxwell
In marine engineering in slow-speed propellers (where cavitation does not come in) narrow blades are usually used.
The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning | V. E. Johnson
The institute is now an accomplished fact, comprising the best municipal school of marine engineering in the country.
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It is singular that marine engineering has gained but little from these attempts to attain excessive speeds.
The Galaxy, April, 1877 | Various

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