caulk seam

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• caulk´er — caulk «kk», transitive verb. to fill up (a seam, crack, or joint) so that it will not leak; make watertight. Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar. Plumbers caulk joints in pipe with lead, string, or a caulking compound. Also, calk.… …   Useful english dictionary

• caulk — or calk I [[t]kɔk[/t]] v. caulked or calked, caulk•ing or calk•ing, n. v.t. 1) bui navig. to fill or close seams or crevices of (a window, ship s hull, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc 2) naut. navig. to fill or close (a seam,… …   From formal English to slang

• caulk — /kawk/, v.t. 1. to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc. 2. to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug. 3. to fill …   Universalium

• caulk — /kɔk / (say kawk) verb (t) 1. to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat. 2. to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between its planks with oakum or other materials driven snug. 3. to drive the edges of (plating) together to …  

• Caulking — is a process used to seal the seams in wooden boats or ships, and riveted iron or steel ships, in order to make them watertight. The same term also refers to the application of flexible sealing compounds to close up crevices in buildings against… …   Wikipedia

• Deck (ship) — For other uses, see Deck. A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary deck is the horizontal structure which forms the roof for the hull, which both strengthens the hull and serves as… …   Wikipedia

• Asbestos — For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). Fibrous asbestos on muscovite …   Wikipedia

• The Devil to Pay (novel) — The Devil to Pay is one of a series of nautical novels by C. Northcote Parkinson. It is set in the late 18th Century, when Britain was at war with Revolutionary France. Parkinson s hero is a junior naval officer. Unlike many fictional officers… …   Wikipedia

• caulking — 1. verb the physical process of sealing a joint, seam, juncture or void between adjacent surfaces by filling with a sealant. 2. noun oakum etc used to caulk a ship …   Wiktionary

• chink — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, aperture, arroyo, assailability, bar, bezel, bind, block, block up, blockade, box canyon, breach, break, broach, bump, bung, canyon, cash, caulk, cavity, chamfer, change ringing, chap, chase, chasm, check …   Moby Thesaurus