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waterplane

waterplane noun: the horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.

Noun

waterplane (plural waterplanes)

  1. The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.

Forms of waterplane

pluralwaterplanes
alternative formwater plane

Origin of waterplane

From water + plane.

Words formed from waterplane

Phrases with waterplane

Questions about waterplane

What does waterplane mean?
Waterplane means the horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.
What part of speech is waterplane?
Waterplane is a noun.
What is the plural of waterplane?
The plural of waterplane is waterplanes.

Words near waterplane in the dictionary

  1. waterparks
  2. waterphone
  3. waterphones
  4. waterpipe
  5. waterpipes
  6. waterplane
  7. waterplane coefficient
  8. waterplane coefficients
  9. waterplanes
  10. waterplaning
  11. waterplanings

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