CHINE

Chine

A chine in boating refers to a sharp angle in the hull, as compared to the rounded bottoms of most traditional boat hulls. The term hard chine indicates an angle with little rounding, where a soft chine would be more rounded, but still involve the meeting of distinct planes. Chine log construction is a method of building hard chine boat hulls. Hard chines are common in plywood hulls, while soft chines are often found on fiberglass hulls.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Chine (boating)
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

chine

Noun

  1. The top of a ridge.
  2. The spine of an animal.
  3. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
  4. a sharp angle in the cross section of a hull
  5. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. a steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea

Verb

  1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
  2. To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: chine
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!