: to incline inward above the waterline or greatest breadth : fall home compare batter entry 3
—used chiefly of the sides of a ship
: a receding upward slope (as of a ship's sides) : an inclination inward from the greatest breadth
as in all ships of the period, her sides have considerable tumble home—
H. G. Smith
H. G. Smiththe tumble home of a building toward the top
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“Tumble home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20home. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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