buttock line

noun

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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Meanings

nounbuttock line (plural buttock lines)

plural buttock lines

  1. ship-buildingaeronauticsA 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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APA

buttock line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttock%20line

MLA

“buttock line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttock%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttock line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttock%20line.

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