Half-breadth plan
[haf-bredth, -bretth, -breth, hahf-] /ˈhæfˈbrɛdθ, -ˈbrɛtθ, -ˈbrɛθ, ˈhɑf-/
noun, Naval Architecture.
1.
a diagrammatic plan of one half of the hull of a vessel divided lengthwise amidships, showing water lines, stations, diagonals, and bow and buttock lines.
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