Nautical (with in) The curving inwards of the sides of a vessel above its extreme breadth; ‘falling’ or ‘tumbling home’. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] > part above waterline > inward inclination of (4) homing1622 Nautical (with in) The curving inwards of the sides of a vessel above its extreme breadth; ‘falling’ or ‘tumbling home’. Obsolete. tumbling home1664 tumbling home: the inward inclination of the upper part of a ship's sides; opposed to flare, n.1 4: see tumble, v. 11. Also tumbling-in. tumbling-in1832 tumbling home: the inward inclination of the upper part of a ship's sides; opposed to flare, n.1 4: see tumble, v. 11. Also tumbling-in. tumble home1833 in a ship, = tumbling home at tumbling, n. 2; also transferred of a motor vehicle. |
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