The longitudinal curve of a vessel's rails, decks, etc. The usual reference being to the ship's side; however, in the case of a deck having a camber, its centre line may also have a sheer. The amount by which the height of the weather deck at the after or forward perpendicular exceeds that at its lowest point.
Igophe elide kumvalo okumgangatho wenqanawe. Liqhele ukubizwa ngokuba licala lenqanawe kumgangatho apho kukho igophe umgca ophakathi unokubakho i-"sheer"