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deadrise

deadrise noun: the angle between a horizontal line drawn from the keel and the angle of the garboard and its attachment to the keel.

Noun

deadrise (plural deadrises)

  1. The angle between a horizontal line drawn from the keel and the angle of the garboard and its attachment to the keel.
  2. A straight rise of bottom or floor extended out from the side of the keel at whatever angle of rise a particular boat design calls for.

Forms of deadrise

pluraldeadrises

Origin of deadrise

From dead + rise.

Questions about deadrise

What does deadrise mean?
Deadrise means the angle between a horizontal line drawn from the keel and the angle of the garboard and its attachment to the keel.
What part of speech is deadrise?
Deadrise is a noun.
What is the plural of deadrise?
The plural of deadrise is deadrises.

Words near deadrise in the dictionary

  1. deadpooled
  2. deadpooling
  3. deadpools
  4. deadringer
  5. deadringers
  6. deadrise
  7. deadrises
  8. deads
  9. deadset
  10. deadsorb
  11. deadsorption

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