Trenail
Translation of "trenail" into Russian
Definitions
trenail
NounUK
/ˈtrɛneɪl/
US
/ˈtrɛnəl/
A wooden peg or pin used for fastening timbers together, especially in shipbuilding.
The shipbuilders used a trenail to secure the planks of the hull.
trenail
VerbUK
/ˈtrɛneɪl/
US
/ˈtrɛnəl/
To fasten (timbers or structural members) together with trenails.
Shipwrights trenail the frames to the keel before planking the hull.
trenail
AdjectiveUK
/ˈtrɛneɪl/
US
/ˈtrɛnəl/
Relating to, made with, or fastened by trenails.
The trenail joints remained tight after centuries of weathering.