sheer plan
nounNaval 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.
Origin of sheer plan
1First recorded in 1790–1800
- Also called profile plan.
- Compare body plan, half-breadth plan.
Words Nearby sheer plan
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How to use sheer plan in a sentence
A vertical and longitudinal view of a vessel, synonymous with sheer-draught and sheer-plan.
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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