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Fork beam

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006989

A short half beam in a ship's deck framing that supports the deck planking or plating beside a hatchway, where a full beam would have to cross the opening. It runs from the ship's side only as far as the hatch opening instead of across the full breadth. A full beam, by contrast, spans the ship from side to side.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006989
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
TranslationsGerman: Gabelbalken; Spanish: viga de horquilla; French: demi-bau
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006989",
  "term": "Fork beam",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A short half beam in a ship's deck framing that supports the deck planking or plating beside a hatchway, where a full beam would have to cross the opening. It runs from the ship's side only as far as the hatch opening instead of across the full breadth. A full beam, by contrast, spans the ship from side to side.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Gabelbalken",
    "es": "viga de horquilla",
    "fr": "demi-bau"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/fork-beam/"
}

Record 2,639 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.