Isherwood framing
nounNaval Architecture.
a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs.
Origin of Isherwood framing
1First recorded in 1910–15; named after B. F. Isherwood (1822–1915), American engineer
- Also called Isherwood system, longitudinal framing.
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