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Maierform
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Etymology
From en de Maier + de Form, after Austrian engineer Fritz F. Maier.
Noun
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en attributive nautical A design of hull for a ship.
en 1939 June G. W. Tripp The Modern Railway Steamer Railway Magazine 342 The latest steamer built for these passages is worthy of more than a passing reference in that she is a pioneer. Isle of Sark is the first cross-channel steamer to have a Maierform hull. The bows are so shaped as to reduce the resistance of the ship in calm weather, while enabling a higher speed to be maintained in heavy seas.