Stuff

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005734",
  "term": "Stuff",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To pack a stuffing box with packing material to prevent leakage around a rotating or reciprocating shaft, such as a propeller shaft or rudder stock. This process creates a seal that minimizes water ingress into the hull. The packing material is typically made of braided fibers or synthetic compounds.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "see_also": [
    "veinstuff"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schiffsfett",
    "es": "unto",
    "fr": "matière grasse"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/stuff/"
}