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- noun aviation A curve indicating the shape of an airfoil or nautical equivalent in a vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the craft or vessel.
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reesetee commented on the word buttock line
A line depicted on a lines plan showing the intersection of the hull molded surface with a vertical plane parallel to the centerline.
August 21, 2009