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web frame

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. a deep transverse frame reinforcing the hull of a ship.


Etymology

Origin of web frame

First recorded in 1895–1900

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The engines are mounted on powder-coated steel I-beams that are bolted to the forward engineroom bulkhead and a stout web frame aft.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I agree with you," said a huge web frame by the main cargo hatch.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 by Various

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