| 单词 | reserve buoyancy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreserve buoyancy reserve buoyancy n. buoyancy available to a (waterborne or airborne) craft in excess of its gross weight.The reserve buoyancy of a ship arises from the amount of its watertight volume that is above the waterline. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [noun] > attributes of vessel > buoyancy available in excess of weight reserve buoyancy1873 1873 Times 14 Apr. 7/6 She would lose a certain amount of reserve buoyancy that she now has in her half-raised forecastle. 1910 W. J. Jackman & T. H. Russell Flying Machines (1912) xxi. 196 The reserve buoyancy, that is the total lifting capacity aside from the weight of the airship and its equipment, is estimated at three tons. 1951 D. H. C. Birt Sailing Yacht Design vi. 99 There is no reserve buoyancy forward on heeling to balance that in the after-sections. 2001 C. Kulczycki New Kayak Shop ii. 18/1 In such boats the hull should flare, thus increasing the volume above the waterline and increasing reserve buoyancy. < as lemmas |
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