reserve buoyancy
noun Nautical.
the difference between the volume of a hull below the designed waterline and the volume of the hull below the lowest opening incapable of being made watertight.
Origin of reserve buoyancy
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby reserve buoyancy
reservation,
reservationist,
reserve,
reserve air,
reserve bank,
reserve buoyancy,
reserve capacity,
reserve clause,
reserve currency,
reserve force,
reserve officer