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deck beam
noun
- nautical a stiffening deck member supported at its extremities by knee connections to frames or bulkheads
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A log is company, even if it's only a piece of a deck-beam or timber sawn off, and the salt in it makes pretty sparks.
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Then a light deck beam is set in amidships, the mast step put in, and the inside of the hull and the bottom of the deck painted.
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He lighted a match, and discovered a lantern hanging from a deck-beam.
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The lantern still swung from a deck beam, but the water had risen in the cabin so that his descent was prevented.
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On my last cruise, drops from a deck-beam fell on my face all night when it rained.
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