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Definition of Sponsons
1. sponson [n] - See also: sponson
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sponsons
Literary usage of Sponsons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Reports of the Navy Department: Report of the Secretary of the Navy by United States Navy Dept (1893)
"Structure complete except riveting air port in wake of 5-inch ' sponsons; waiting
for armor; joiner work five-tenths complete. Ventilation: Complete except ..."
2. Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. Senate (1863)
"It was in consequence of the addition of a new boiler and the sponsons and the
repairs that Mr. Richardson represented that she had undergone? Answer. ..."
3. Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York (1862)
"The propeller blades are mounted upon a hollow shaft, fitted at its ends with
gudgeons which enter into sponsons, nn, secured upon the vessel's sides. ..."
4. Information Annual ...: A Continuous Cyclopedia and Digest of Current Events (1917)
"sponsons The patent for the invention of buoyancy chambers intended to eliminate
the conning tower on submarines and technically called sponsons, ..."
5. Information Annual (1917)
"sponsons The patent for the invention of buoyancy chambers intended to eliminate
the conning tower on submarines and technically called sponsons, ..."
6. Marine Engineer and Naval Architect (1894)
"Her main buttery consists of twelve 6-in. breech-loading rifles, all mounted in
sponsons on the upper deck; two are under the forecastle and two under the ..."
7. The Marine Engineer (1882)
"The Calliope will also be fitted with four sponsons for 6-in. guns projecting
... These sponsons are an entirely new feature, and did not enter into the ..."
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