length over all

American  

noun

1. Nautical. the entire length of a vessel, measured from the foremost point of the bow to the aftermost point of the stern.

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Example Sentences

Dockage fees run $120 per linear foot in the summer, $105 in the winter, and Ms. Clegg’s schooner is 39 feet length over all.

From New York Times

The dimensions of the dock for Bermuda, which was afterwards named after that island, are as follows:— Length over all 381 feet.

From Project Gutenberg

The measurements of this "British Armada" were: length over all, 22 feet, breadth of beam, 3 feet 6 inches, by 9 inches depth of hold; her armament a gun of eighty pounds weight, throwing sixteen ounces of shot.

From Project Gutenberg

Her length from the fore part of stem under the bowsprit to the aft side of the head of the stern-post is 97.75 feet, and her length over all 116.25.

From Project Gutenberg

The length over all is a little less than 20 in.

From Project Gutenberg