Those pieces of timber which are fixed perpendicularly between the ship's bottom and the bilge ways at the foremost and aftermost parts of the ship, to support it when being launched. They are parts of the cradle.
Ezo zijungqu zeplanga ezithiwe nca ngokuthe nkqo phakathi komphantsi wenqanawe kwiindawo eziphambili nezisemva enqanaweni, ukuyixhasaxa ilontshwa.