sheer plan

noun

, Naval Architecture.

1. a diagrammatic fore-and-aft elevation of the hull of a vessel, showing bow and buttock lines, stations, water lines, diagonals, decks, bulwarks, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheer plan¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Look into its interior and fancy that it is covered with lines, both horizontal and vertical—and that will give you a very rough idea of the sheer plan.

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There are three of them,—the sheer plan, the half-breadth plan, and the body plan.

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The builder should then project the section lines with a set square on each side of the boat, mark off the profile from the sheer plan, Fig.

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