Express gratings placed on a steamer's deck to place cargo upon, serving as dunnage.
·noun Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Loose wood or other substances, as horns, rattan, coir, &c., to stow amongst casks and other cargo t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An open wood-work of cross battens and ledges forming cover for the hatchways, serving to give light...
An extra floor in a merchantman to preserve the cargo from wet in the event of leakage. They are als...
Prepare them for punishment. ...
See coamings of the hatches ...
See head-gratings. ...