BOOTTOPPING

Meaning of BOOTTOPPING in English

/booht"top'ing/ , n. Naut.

1. the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded.

2. a distinctive band of paint covering this area. Also called boottop /booht"top'/ .

[ 1760-70; BOOT 1 + TOPPING ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BOOTTOPPING — (n.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.
Английский словарь Webster
BOOTTOPPING — (n.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of …
Английский словарь Webster
BOOTTOPPING — ( n. ) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTTOPPING — ( n. ) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTTOPPING — noun sheathing a vessel with planking over felt. 2. boottopping ·noun the act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom …
Webster English vocab

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