double-bottom cellular

double-bottom cellular

[¦dəb·əl ¦bäd·əm ′sel·yə·lər]

(naval architecture)

Pertaining to division of the double bottom of a ship into numerous rectangular compartments by transverse and longitudinal framing.

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