boottopping
[ boot-top-ing ]
nounNautical.
the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded.
a distinctive band of paint covering this area.
Origin of boottopping
1- Also called boot·top [boot-top]. /ˈbutˌtɒp/.
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How to use boottopping in a sentence
Only the miners were there, with their breeches tucked into their boottops and with clay all over them.
Mark Twain's Speeches | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for boot topping
boot topping
nounnautical
the part of a ship's hull that is between the load line and the water line when the ship is not loaded
a coating applied to this part of a ship to remove marine growth
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