transverse section

A 'thwart-ship view of any part of a ship when cut by a plane at right angles to the keel.

transverse
transversē, adv., v. transverto fin. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Transverse
·noun Anything that is transverse or athwart. II. Transverse ·vt To change from prose into verse, o...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Section
·noun A part separated from something; a division; a portion; a slice. II. Section ·noun The act of...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
section
A distinct part of a city, town, country or people; a part of a territory separated by geographical ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
section
A draught or figure representing the internal parts of a ship cut by a plane at any particular place...

The Sailor's Word-Book
transverse axis
The first or principal diameter of an ellipse; that which crosses it lengthwise. (See major axis.) ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
longitudinal section
In ship-building, a line which cuts the draught of a vessel lengthwise. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
load water-section
A horizontal section at the load water-line in the ship-builder's draught. ...

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