tumble home
noun
Nautical.
an inward and upward slope of the middle body of a vessel.
Also tum·ble·home.
a similar shape for the body of an automobile.
Origin of tumble home
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby tumble home
tumatakuru,
tumbes,
tumble,
tumble cart,
tumble dryer,
tumble home,
tumble to,
tumble-down,
tumble-dry,
tumblebug,
tumbledown
Example sentences from the Web for tumble home
The midsection was formed with moderately short and rising floor, round and easy bilge, and some tumble-home in the topside.
The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model |Howard I. ChapelleThe Ellen Burgee was an old-fashioned ship, with long single topsails, a mackerel-head bow, and tumble-home sides.
Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 |Various