Maierform

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noun

A design of hull for a ship.

OriginGerman Maier →
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Meanings

nounMaierform (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountablenauticalA design of hull for a ship.
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    The latest steamer built for these passages is worthy of more than a passing reference in that she is a pioneer. Isle of Sark is the first cross-channel steamer to have a Maierform hull. The bows are so shaped as to reduce the resistance of the ship in calm weather, while enabling a higher speed to be maintained in heavy seas.

    1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 342

Origin

  1. GermanMaier
  2. EnglishMaierform

From German Maier + Form, after Austrian engineer Fritz F. Maier.

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Maierform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maierform

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“Maierform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maierform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maierform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maierform.

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