sheer plan


nounNaval Architecture.
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1790–1800
  • Also called profile plan.

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