A groove, depression, or offset in a member into which the end or edge of another member is fitted, generally so that the two surfaces are flush. A rabbet in the stem or keel would take the ends or edges of the planking or shell plating.
Ilungu elikroliweyo ekulapho isiphelo selinye ilungu lifakwa khona, ukuze imiphezulu yomibini iflashe.