deadrise
or dead-rise
[ ded-rahyz ]
/ ˈdɛdˌraɪz /
noun Nautical.
the angle with the horizontal made by the outboard rise of the bottom of a vessel at the widest frame.
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deaf
Example sentences from the Web for deadrise
The width of the boilers might be particularly important because it would determine the deadrise at floor in the hull.
The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model |Howard I. Chapelle