sheer plan

noun Naval Architecture.

a diagrammatic fore-and-aft elevation of the hull of a vessel, showing bow and buttock lines, stations, water lines, diagonals, decks, bulwarks, etc.
Also called profile plan.
Compare body plan, half-breadth plan.

Origin of sheer plan

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby sheer plan

sheepskin, sheepswool sponge, sheeptick, sheepwalk, sheer, sheer plan, sheerlegs, sheerness, sheers, sheesh, sheet

Example sentences from the Web for profile plan

  • A vertical and longitudinal view of a vessel, synonymous with sheer-draught and sheer-plan.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth