Plural of 'carling'; multiple short timber supports or structural beams running perpendicular to main deck beams in ship construction.
Simple plural of the nautical term 'carling.' Ships required multiple carlings distributed throughout their frames to maintain structural integrity.
A wooden ship might have dozens of carlings laced throughout its frame—each one invisible to passengers but critical to survival, a perfect metaphor for unsung infrastructure!
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