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hull speeds

hull speeds is the plural of hull speed.

Meaning of hull speed

Noun

hull speed (plural hull speeds)

  1. The speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the boat length. In the sailship era the hull speed was regarded as an approximate limit for the speed a ship could reach.

Questions about hull speeds

What is hull speeds the plural of?
Hull speeds is the plural of hull speed.

Words near hull speeds in the dictionary

  1. hull breach
  2. hull breaches
  3. hull loss
  4. hull operator
  5. hull speed
  6. hull speeds
  7. hull splash
  8. hull splashed
  9. hull splashes
  10. hull splashing
  11. hull work

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