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Author: XhosaNavy
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English[en]
A term applied to a bracket supporting the outboard after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller in twin or multiple-screwed vessels having propeller shafts fitted off the centre line. It usually consists of a hub or boss, fitted with a bushing, to form a bearing for the shaft, and two streamlined arms connecting it to the side of the ship. The inboard ends of the arms are fitted with palms for attachment to the shell or to interior framing.
Xhosa[xh]
Igama elisetyenziswa kwisigweqe esixhasa umphandle wenqanawe emva kokuphela komgodi wesiqhubi kunye nesiqhubi kwiinqanawe ezinezikrufu ezininzi ezenze imigodi yeziqhubi ayabekwa embindini. Kudla ngokwenziwa ngumphakathi wevili okanye sisihambiso, esilungelelaniswe nobumxinwa, ukwenzelaumgodi ibheringi, kunye nezixhobo ezibini zokufezekisa iinjongo zenqanawe ezidibana kwicala lenqanawe. Iziphelo zezixhobo ezikwinqanawe zilungelelaniswe ukuncanyathiselwa kwisikhitshana esibhexwayo.