1. A form on which bows, etc., are assembled.
2. A lifting base manufactured usually in wood or steel used to accept and support a heavy load. It would normally be employed with heavy lifting slings and shackles to each corner.
- Launching cradle – The support on which a ship rests during launching. It consists of a fore-poppet structure and an after-poppet structure both of which move with the ship as it is launched.