Nautical Term: Plate, furnaced

Definition of Plate, furnaced

(A furnaced plate is a type of plate that must be heated in a furnace before it can be shaped to specific requirements. For instance, in the manufacture of a ship’s propeller, the plates used to form the propeller’s blades must be heated in a furnace and shaped accordingly.)

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