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Definition of "carling" [carling]

  • One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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