verb🔗Shareسد، يحشوTo make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice."The shipbuilders were calking the metal plates of the hull, hammering the edges to create a watertight seal. "كان بناة السفن يسدون الألواح المعدنية للهيكل، ويطرقون الحواف لإنشاء ختم محكم الإغلاق.nauticaltechnicalbuildingindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareسد الشقوقTo drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight."The shipwright carefully calked the seams of the wooden boat to prevent leaks. "قام صانع السفن بسد شقوق القارب الخشبي بعناية لمنع التسربات.nauticalsailingtechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareسد، حشوTo apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials."The homeowner is calking around the bathtub to prevent water leaks. "يقوم صاحب المنزل بسد حول حوض الاستحمام لمنع تسرب المياه.materialbuildingarchitecturetechnicalindustrypropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareمادة السد، الحشوA sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture."Oakum was used for the caulking of the hulls of wooden ships."استُخدم القنب لسد هياكل السفن الخشبية.materialbuildingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
