jahabu

How to say it

Meaning

the shoring up of a ship for repairs, or the brace and slipway used for that purpose.

Good to know

a specialized nautical/shipbuilding term.

Examples

• Wafanyakazi walijenga jahabu kutengeneza jahazi.The workers built a slipway to repair the dhow.
• Meli iliwekwa juu ya jahabu kwa matengenezo.The ship was placed on the brace for repairs.
• Je, jahabu hiyo inaweza kubeba meli kubwa?Can that slipway support a large ship?
• Fundi seremala aliimarisha jahabu kabla ya kazi kuanza.The carpenter reinforced the shoring before work began.