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water-line model

water-line model noun: a model of a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model.

Noun

water-line model (plural water-line models)

  1. a model of a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model
    • Assuming the body-plan to be already swept in by the diagonal lines, (it matters not for our present purpose whether they are swept in the half-breadth,) we may now divide the body-plan into sections parallel to the base-line, as high as the load-line of flotation; and on those assumed water-lines...1854, John Willis Griffiths, Treatise on Marine and Naval Architecture, page 195
    • The larger the boat, the more can these dimensions be exaggerated, and we are afraid that a model to scale would be very "crank." A 20-in. water-line model of the design given could not comfortably carry more than 400 sq. ins., and it would be advisable to drop the keel another inch to make the...1902 June 15, “Queries and Replies”, in The Model Engineer and Practical Electrician, volume 6, page 282

Examples of water-line model in a sentence

  • This is a water-line model, and was presented to the Museum by the North German Lloyd.1927, Report on the Progress and Condition of the U.S. National Museum, page 114:
  • You have a choice of building a water-line model as pictured at the top of the page or a keel model as detailed in the plans.1952 December, Wayne C. Leckey, “Thirty-six in. model of the SS United States”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 98, number 6, page 182:

Forms of water-line model

pluralwater-line models

Questions about water-line model

What does water-line model mean?
Water-line model means a model of a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model.
How do you use water-line model in a sentence?
This is a water-line model, and was presented to the Museum by the North German Lloyd.
What part of speech is water-line model?
Water-line model is a noun.
What is the plural of water-line model?
The plural of water-line model is water-line models.

Words near water-line model in the dictionary

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  2. water-level
  3. water-lilies
  4. water-lily
  5. water-line
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  7. water-line models
  8. water-lines
  9. water-log
  10. water-logged
  11. water-logging

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