Nautical. A curved rise from a lower to a higher part, as of the fife-rails or bulwarks from the waist to the quarter-deck. Also hanch or haunch.
| 单词 | θ205378 |
| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > upwards curvature (6) hance1637 Nautical. A curved rise from a lower to a higher part, as of the fife-rails or bulwarks from the waist to the quarter-deck. Also hanch or haunch. sheer1691 The fore-and-aft upward curvature or rise of the deck or bulwarks of a vessel; the curve of the upper line of a vessel as shown in vertical section. sny1711 (See quots. 1846 1875.) spring1799 Nautical. The curvature or rise of the deck or bulwarks at the fore and aft of a vessel; the sheer (sheer, n.2 1). Obsolete. Subcategories:— specifically of planks (2) |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。