hull in Sindhi سنڌي
hull in Telugu తెలుగు
hull in English
- hull⇄expr. hull down, so far away that the hull is below the horizon.
Ex. They were hull down ... and we but hailed their topsails on the line (Stevenson). - hull⇄hull (1), noun, verb.
- hull⇄hull (2), noun, verb.
- hull⇄noun huller.
- hull⇄noun 1. the body or frame of a ship. The masts, yards, sails, and rigging are not part of the hull.
2a. the main body or frame of an airship.
b. the boatlike fuselage of a flying boat that makes it buoyant. - hull⇄noun 1. the outer covering of a seed or fruit.
Ex. The hull of wheat is removed to make white flour.
2. the calyx of some fruits. The green leaves at the stem of a strawberry are its hull.
3. any outer covering; envelope. - hull⇄v.t. to remove the hull or hulls from.
- hull⇄v.t. to strike or pierce the hull of (a ship) with a shell, torpedo, or other weapon.