外がい板はん

noun

outer plating; hull plating; skin plating

Technical term in shipbuilding and aircraft construction for the external panels, planks, or plating that form the outer skin of the hull or fuselage.

• 船ふねの外がい板はんは海かい水すいによる腐ふ食しょくに耐たえなければならない。

  The ship's outer plating must withstand corrosion from seawater.

• 航こう空くう機きの外がい板はんには軽けい量りょうな複ふく合ごう材ざいが使つかわれることが多おおい。

  Lightweight composite materials are often used for aircraft skin panels.