"devil seam" meaning in All languages combined

See devil seam on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: devil seams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} devil seam (plural devil seams)
  1. (nautical, shipbuilding) A particularly difficult seam to caulk on a ship's hull, specifically the curved seam where the deck planking meets the side of the ship, near the scupper gutters. Related terms: garboard strake

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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