The Dictionary of English Nautical Language Database: Search Results
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Term:
buoyancy (n)
Definition:
1) The tendency of certain materials and certain shapes to float on top of the water. 2) The degree of an object’s capacity to float on top of the water; as in: “That hull has a lot of reserve buoyancy.”
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reserve buoyancy
Term:
reserve buoyancy (n)
Definition:
The attribute of certain hull shapes having ample freeboard to keep their buoyancy or even exhibit extra buoyancy when put under stress in heavy seas or when heavily loaded.
