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UPPER-WORK
UPPER-WORK, (oeuvres mortes, Fr.) a general name given to all that part of a ship which is above the surface of the water when she is properly balanced for a sea-voyage: hence it may be considered as separated from the bottom by the main wale, as explained particularly in the article Naval ARCHITECTURE.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 309, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1433.html