boot-topping

See also: boottopping

English

Noun

boot-topping (plural boot-toppings)

  1. (nautical) The process of cleaning the upper part of a ship's underwater hull and daubing it with a protecting layer of antifouling substance.
  2. (nautical) Any substance used for boot-topping, especially a mixture of tallow, sulphur or lime and rosin, which was commonly used to paint the bottoms of wooden ships, as a deterrent against weeds and barnacles, and to reduce friction.
  3. (nautical) The paint of the part of the hull that is designed to be underwater.

Alternative forms
  • boot topping

References

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/paint.htm

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