solepiece

noun

1

: a timber or girder laid on the ground to take and distribute the thrust of an upright or strut : the floor member of a frame

2

a

: a piece on the bottom of the rudder of a wooden ship designed to bring it down to the false keel

b

: a piece joining rudderpost and sternpost in a steel ship

c

: a projection from a ship's keel designed to support a balanced rudder

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