单词 | length between perpendiculars |
释义 | > as lemmaslength between perpendiculars c. Nautical. Either of two vertical lines passing through defined points at the bow and stern of a ship, respectively, and the line of the keel. Chiefly in length between perpendiculars. ΚΠ 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 394/1 The length of the Ruby is 155 feet between the perpendiculars. 1869 R. W. Meade Treat. Naval Archit. & Ship-building (ed. 2) xxi. 150 He [sc. the designer] will be materially aided by the choice which he makes of that cross section which passes through the after perpendicular. 1894 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 233/2 The length of the St. Louis is 554 feet 2 inches over all; length between perpendiculars, 535 feet 8 inches. 1992 Ships Monthly Apr. 22/1 Prins Filip has an overall length of 163.4m; length between perpendiculars 150.0m. < as lemmas |
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