( n. )
A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
( n. )
A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012