Look up: sheer

1. sheer
   [adv] - straight up or down without a break 2. [adv] - directly 3. [v] - cause to sheer
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2. sheer
   the longitudinal curvature of the deck between stem and sternpost. In merchant vessel it is equal to from 2 to 4 per cent of length Category: Transport • The amount of rise of the sheer line,forward or aft,above its lowest point when the ship is on its designed load waterline. Categor...
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3. Sheer
   Sheer adjective [ Middle English shere , skere , pure, bright, Icelandic sk...rr ; akin to skīrr , Anglo-Saxon scīr , Old Saxon skīri , Middle High German schīr , German ...
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4. Sheer
   Sheer adverb Clean; quite; at once. [ Obsolete] Milton.
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5. Sheer
   Sheer transitive verb [ See Shear .] To shear. [ Obsolete] Dryden.
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6. Sheer
   Sheer intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sheered ; present participle & verbal noun Sheering .] [ Dutch sheren to shear, cut, withdraw, warp. See Shear .] To dec...
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7. Sheer
   Sheer noun 1. (Nautical) (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. 2...
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8. sheer
   1. Bright; clear; pure; unmixed. 'Sheer ale.' 'Thou sheer, immaculate, and silver fountain.' (Shak) ... 2. Very thin or transparent; applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin. ... 3. Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense. 'A sheer impossibility....
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9. sheer
   adverb directly; `he fell sheer into the water`
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10. Sheer
    • (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. • (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. • (v. i.) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin. • (v....
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11. sheer
    The curvature of the deck-line.
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12. Sheer
    (ship) The `sheer` is a measure of longitudinal main deck curvature, in naval architecture. The practice of building sheer into a ship dates back to the era of small sailing ships. These vessels were built with the decks curving upwards at the bow and stern in order to increase stability by p...
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