1) Nautical terminology 2) Padding in packing
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Dunnage is an inexpensive or waste material used to load and secure cargo during transportation, or support jacks, pipes, air conditioning and other equipment above the roof of a building. ==International Laws== When unloading a ship, sometimes there is a problem as to what to do with the dunnage. Sometimes the dunnage cannot be landed because of ...
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wood laid in hold to keep cargo dry and safe
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A term applied to loose wood or other material used in a ship's hold for the protection of cargo.
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• (n.) Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water, or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their motion.
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Wood or other material used in stowing ship cargo to prevent its movement.
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(from the article `ship`) ...the cargo holds into cells that are sized precisely to hold stacks of containers. Labour within the hold is thereby reduced to insignificance. A ...
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Naval Technically, packing material used to protect or wedge in cargo or stores; maritime slang for a person's clothes and/or baggage.
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Supports for air conditioning and other equipment above the roof of a building.
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Wood frames used on concrete floors for stacking bags of rice. Prevents direct contact between the grain and the floor.
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Dun'nage noun [ Confer
Dun a mound.]
(Nautical) Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water, or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their motion.
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A term applied to loose wood or other material used in a ship's hold for the protection of cargo.
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Materials or devices used in the securing and/or bracing of products during shipments.
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Dunnage is the padding put in a ship's hold to stop the cargo moving about. Formerly it consisted of loose wood, as pieces of timber, boughs of trees, fagots etc, laid in the bottom and against the sides of a ship's hold, either to support the cargo when the vessel was loaded with heavy goods, or to prevent the cargo from being damaged by bilge wat...
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Loose packing material used to protect a ship's cargo from damage during transport. Personal baggage.
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The packing material used to protect a product from damage during transport.
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A centuries old style of warehousing in which casks sit on their sides, no more than three rows high. They are held in place with lengths of wood called skeeds and triangular wedges called scutches – Mesopotamian technology. Dunnage warehouses are usually made with stone walls and natural dirt flooring to help retain moisture in the warehouse, li...
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Traditional warehousing for whisky maturation, which consists of a stone or brick building, ideally with an ash and earth-covered floor. Casks are stacked no more than three high on wooden runners. Most experts believe such warehousing creates the optimum maturation conditions for malt Scotch whisky.
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