hull

Examples

• All

• The Duchessa's hull has been reinforced.

  The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)

• The ship's hull was expertly crafted to withstand rough seas.

• So it's basically there to improve the hull efficiency?

• I just painted the hull.

  Kidnapped (2021)

• Did you repair the hull?

  2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)

• The hull sheared in two.

  The Fog (1980)

• Both would fit into the cargo carrier's hull with a minimum of wasted space.

  Fiction book (1991)

• According to the original plan, the hull should have had a tolerance of nineteen atmospheres.

  Academic text (1999)

• After the collision, water had poured through the hull, drowning the boiler fires.

  Academic text (2013)

• Hull integrity is critical.

  Bloodsuckers (2005)

Synonyms

B

body

vshull

358 3.4

The main part of a thing, not its attachments

is the specific main structure of a ship excluding masts engines and superstructure

Compounds

B

bare hull

• Specialized

7.9

The empty main body of a ship with no parts or equipment

K

Kingston upon Hull

5.5

A city and large port in northern England, commonly called Hull

K

Kingston-upon Hull

4.9

A city and large fishing port in northeastern England known as Hull

How Big

hull

• Specialized

359 5.0

car

• Archaic

25 8.1

cabin

108 1.3

basket

288 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology