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hull speed en · NOUN

Meanings

The speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the boat length. In the sailship era the hull speed was regarded as an approximate limit for the speed a ship could reach.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hull speeds	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

displacement speed

Translations (3)

de Rumpfgeschwindigkeit (Translations) · fi runkonopeus (Translations) · sv skrovhastighet (Translations)