water-plane area

water-plane area

[′wȯd·ər ¦plān ‚er·ē·ə]
(naval architecture)
The area of the water plane at which the ship floats.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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