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单词 tumble home
释义

tumble home

noun

Nautical. an inward and upward slope of the middle body of a vessel.
Also tum·ble·home . a similar shape for the body of an automobile.

Origin of tumble home

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby tumble home

tumblebug, tumble cart, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumble dryer, tumble home, tumbler, tumbler gear, tumbler switch, tumble to, tumbleweed
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Example sentences from the Web for tumble home

  • The midsection was formed with moderately short and rising floor, round and easy bilge, and some tumble-home in the topside.

    The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model|Howard I. Chapelle

  • The Ellen Burgee was an old-fashioned ship, with long single topsails, a mackerel-head bow, and tumble-home sides.

    Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tumble home

tumblehome
/ (ˈtʌmbəlˌhəʊm) /

noun

the inward curvature of the upper parts of the sides of a vessel at or near the stern
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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