Buttock

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000880",
  "term": "Buttock",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A longitudinal plane cutting through a ship's hull parallel to the centerline plane, used in naval architecture to define the vessel's shape. The intersection of this plane with the hull plating creates a curved line, known as a buttock line, which is shown in the sheer plan of a lines drawing. These lines reveal the form of the stern and the fairness of the hull's curvature from bow to stern.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "see_also": [
    "buttocker"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Achterschiff",
    "es": "curva de cuaderna",
    "fr": "fesses"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/buttock/"
}