scantlings

British  

/ ˈskæntlɪŋz /

plural noun

1. the structural casings of the internal gas paths in an aeroengine

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Example Sentences

If for important walls, or for small scantlings such as steel concrete generally involves, the concrete should be deposited in quite small quantities and very carefully rammed Depositing. into position.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

When sawn into the scantlings required, it is further dried by placing the logs and planks in rooms heated by the waste steam from the engine.

From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.

The "scantlings" of the Marquis of Worcester were now being converted into complete structures.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry

There was only the churned water, filled with scantlings and torn branches of trees.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

In general, scantlings of wood from 1 inch to 3 inches broad.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir