Definition
The process or act of sealing seams in ships with caulking material; the occupation of caulking vessels.
Etymology
From calk plus -ing suffix; represents the present participle and gerund form, creating a noun describing the action or profession.
Kelly Says
Calking was repetitive, physically demanding work done by working-class laborers—but the rise and fall of calking employment actually tracks major shifts in naval technology and shipbuilding.
Translations
CACatalà
calafat
ka-la-fat
CSČeština
tesnění
tes-ne-ni
DADansk
tætning
taet-ning
DEDeutsch
Abdichten
ab-dih-ten
ELΕλληνικά
σφράγισμα
sfra-gisma
ESEspañol
calafate
kal-a-fah-teh
FAفارسی
آب بندی
aab-bandi
FISuomi
tiiviste
tii-vis-te
FRFrançais
calfeutrage
kal-fo-trazh
HUMagyar
szigetelés
si-ge-te-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemasangan
pe-ma-san-gan
ITItaliano
sigillatura
si-gil-la-too-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
penyeal
pen-yeal
NLNederlands
afdichten
af-dih-ten
NONorsk
tettning
tett-ning
PLPolski
uszczelnienie
ush-cheh-l-nie-n-ie
PTPortuguês
calafetagem
kal-a-fe-ta-gem
RORomână
etanşare
e-tan-sha-re
RUРусский
герметизация
germetizatsiya
SVSvenska
tätning
taet-ning
TRTürkçe
kalafat
ka-la-fat
UKУкраїнська
герметизація
her-me-ty-zatsiya
VITiếng Việt
phun kín
poon kin
ZUZU
ukususa
oo-koo-soo-sa