trunnel

• Cheville en bois utilisée en charpenterie navale pour assembler des pièces de bois ; elle gonfle au contact de l'eau, créant ainsi une liaison étanche et solide.

A wooden peg used in shipbuilding to fasten timbers together; it swells when exposed to water, creating a tight and secure hold.

1. Wooden peg for shipbuildingC2formal

   A cylindrical wooden peg used to fasten timbers together in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell, creating a tight and secure joint.

   Cheville en bois pour la construction navale

   • The shipwright drove a trunnel through the overlapping planks.
   • Traditional wooden ships were often held together with trunnels.
   • The trunnel swelled after the ship was launched, making the hull watertight.

   Synonymestreenailtrenail