runghead

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noun

The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.

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Meanings

nounrunghead (plural rungheads)

plural rungheads

  1. businessThe upper end of a floor timber in a ship.

Origin

From rung + head.

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Cite this entry
APA

runghead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runghead

MLA

“runghead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runghead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runghead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runghead.

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