HULL

Hull

A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.

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hull

Noun

  1. The outer covering of a fruit or seed

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The body or frame of a vessel such as a ship or plane

Verb

  1. To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
    She sat on the back porch hulling peanuts.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. to drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled
  2. to hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc


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