peniche

noun — 2 senses

peniche

noun

Etymology From French péniche.

1

An engine-powered steel ship or vessel, larger than 15 meters, used for inland water transportation, and often modified in order to act as a docked restaurant or hotel.

2

Fluid dynamics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Material inserted between a half-model, often of an airplane, and the wall of a wind tunnel.

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