O/a

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The correct title of this article is o/a. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.

o/a, o.a. or oa can refer to:

  • an abbreviation for overall, and is used when describing the length of a ship. This term refers to the maximum length of a vessel from the two points on the hull most distant from each other, measured perpendicular to the waterline.
  • an abbreviation for on or about used in US military and government correspondence, as in "it happened o/a 22:30".

[edit] See also

  • p/p: between perpendiculars length
  • w/l: waterline length

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