squat effect

English

Noun

squat effect (plural squat effects)

  1. (nautical) The hydrodynamic phenomenon by which a vessel moving quickly through shallow water creates an area of lowered pressure that causes the vessel to be closer to the seabed than would otherwise be expected.
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