treenail

• Cheville en bois utilisée dans la construction navale pour assembler des planches ou des pièces de charpente ; elle gonfle à l'humidité, créant une liaison étanche et solide.

A wooden peg used in shipbuilding to fasten timbers together; it swells when wet to create a tight, secure joint.

1. Wooden peg for shipbuildingC2formal

   A cylindrical wooden peg used to fasten timbers together in shipbuilding; it swells when wet, creating a tight joint.

   Cheville en bois pour la construction navale

   • The shipwright drove a treenail through the oak planks.
   • Treenails were preferred over iron bolts in traditional wooden ship construction.
   • Water causes the treenail to expand, locking the timbers securely in place.

   Synonymestrenailtrunnel