A slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force. Synonyms:bank, cant.
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The alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top.
... more nearly amidships she could be worked with one mast and sail. The New Haven sharpie retained its original proportions. It was long, narrow, and low in freeboard and was fitted with a centerboard. In its development it became half-decked. There was enough fore-and-aft camber in the flat bottom so that, if the boat was not carrying much weight, the heel of her straight and upright stem was an inch or two above the water. The stern, usually round, was planked with vertical staving that produced a thin counter. The sheer was usually marked ... — The Migrations of an American Boat Type • Howard I. Chapelle
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