deadrise

• The width of the boilers might be particularly important because it would determine the deadrise at floor in the hull. —  The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80
• Chesapeake deadrise fishing boat - launched this summer.
• Since the _Savannah_ is known to have sailed quite fast for her length, her lines had to equal those of the _Ohio_; however, her smaller size and other factors indicated a somewhat different hull-form, with harder turn of the bilge and a little less deadrise. —  The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80

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