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Maierform

Maierform noun: a design of hull for a ship.

Noun

Maierform (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A design of hull for a ship.
    • The latest steamer built for these passages is worthy of more than a passing reference in that she is a pioneer. Isle of Sark is the first cross-channel steamer to have a Maierform hull. The bows are so shaped as to reduce the resistance of the ship in calm weather, while enabling a higher speed to...1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 342

Origin of Maierform

From German Maier + Form, after Austrian engineer Fritz F. Maier.

Questions about Maierform

What does Maierform mean?
Maierform means a design of hull for a ship.
What part of speech is Maierform?
Maierform is a noun.

Words near Maierform in the dictionary

  1. Maidus
  2. maidy
  3. Maiello
  4. Maiellos
  5. Maier
  6. Maierform
  7. maiesiophilia
  8. maiest
  9. maiestie
  10. maiesties
  11. maiesty

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