deadrise

[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.

Origin of deadrise

1655-1665

1655-65; dead + rise

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The width of the boilers might be particularly important because it would determine the deadrise at floor in the hull.

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