WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ish′erwood fram′ing, [Naval Archit.]
- Nautical, Naval Termsa system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs. Also called Ish′erwood sys′tem, longitudinal framing.
- named after B. French. Isherwood (1822–1915), American engineer
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