Hood

Frame-work covered either with canvas, a wood-sheathing, or sheet iron or steel, fixed over a hatchway as a protection from rain, wash of the sea etc, at the same time permitting ingre and egre to and from a tween-decks; notably used in pa enger-ve els. hood-ends” of the outside-plating or planking of all ve els are fastened to ' the stem; — the u After-hood-ends ” of sailing ve els, paddle—, and twins crew-steamers, to the stern-post; and of single-screw-steamers to the 1 propeller-post. See Plate 23. 3.