half-breadth plan
[ haf-bredth, -bretth, -breth, hahf- ]
nounNaval Architecture.
a diagrammatic plan of one half of the hull of a vessel divided lengthwise amidships, showing water lines, stations, diagonals, and bow and buttock lines.
- Compare body plan, sheer plan.
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How to use half-breadth plan in a sentence
By laying the cucumber on its side and cutting it lengthwise, you will have a notion of the half-breadth plan.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 | VariousA narrow plank made to a line formed on the half-breadth plan, by taking the intersections of the diagonal line with the timbers.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythThere are three of them,—the sheer plan, the half-breadth plan, and the body plan.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 | Various
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