designed waterline
1load waterline — The line on the lines plan of a ship, representing the intersection of the ship s form with the plane of the water surface when the ship is floating at the summer freeboard draft or at the designed draft. Also called marks …
2Courageous class battlecruiser — Courageous as battlecruiser during World War I Class overview Name: Courageous class Operators …
3N3 class battleship — …
4Courageous class aircraft carrier — HMS Glorious in the early 1930s Class overview Name: Courageous class Operators …
5King George V class battleship (1939) — The King George V class battleships (KGV) were the penultimate battleship design completed for the Royal Navy (RN). Five ships of the class were commissioned: King George V (1940), Prince of Wales (1941), Duke of York (1941), Howe (1942), and… …
6reserve buoyancy — Naut. the difference between the volume of a hull below the designed waterline and the volume of the hull below the lowest opening incapable of being made watertight. [1900 05] * * * …
7tumblehome — [1] The severe inward (concave) curvature used on the sides of some cars. [2] The inboard slope of a ship s side above the designed waterline …
8reserve buoyancy — noun Etymology: reserve (III) : the volume of a ship above the water plane that can be made watertight and thus increase the ship s buoyancy called also reserve of buoyancy * * * Naut. the difference between the volume of a hull below the… …
9ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
10Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
