Home › Words › D › deadrisedeadrisedeadrise means the angle between a horizontal line drawn from the keel and the angle of the garboard and its attachment to the keel.EtymologyFrom dead + rise.nounThe angle between a horizontal line drawn from the keel and the angle of the garboard and its attachment to the keel.A straight rise of bottom or floor extended out from the side of the keel at whatever angle of rise a particular boat design calls for.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.garboard 59% match — The board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottom. vs deadrise →deadeye 55% match — Very accurate in shooting or throwing. vs deadrise →gamber 54% match — A curve in the keel of a ship vs deadrise →daggerboard 53% match — A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel. vs deadrise →deckward 51% match — Toward the deck of a ship. vs deadrise →bilgeboard 51% match — A lifting foil used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard. vs deadrise →gunwale 50% match — The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, at or above where the hull meets the deck. vs deadrise →bilgeway 49% match — Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched. vs deadrise →