English Dictionary
Definition of “hull”
hull (hʌl
)
Definitions
noun
- the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc
- the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk
- the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit
- the outer casing of a missile, rocket, etc
verb
- to remove the hulls from (fruit or seeds)
- (tr) to pierce the hull of (a vessel, tank, etc)
Alternative Forms
ˈhuller noun ˈhull-less adjective Word Origin
Old English hulu; related to Old High German helawa, Old English helan to hide
1Hull1 (hʌl)
Definitions
noun
- a city and port in NE England, in Kingston upon Hull unitary authority, East Riding of Yorkshire: fishing, food processing; two universities. Pop: 301 416 (2001). Official name: Kingston upon Hull
- a city in SE Canada, in SW Quebec on the River Ottawa: a centre of the timber trade and associated industries. Pop: 66 246 (2001)
2Hull2 (hʌl)
Definitions
noun
- Cordell. 1871–1955, US statesman; secretary of state (1933–44). He helped to found the U.N.: Nobel peace prize 1945
Translations
- British English:
hull
The hull of a boat is the main part of its body.The ship is new, with a steel hull.hʌl NOUN The ship is new, with a steel hull.
- Spanish:
vaina
nf
- French:
coque
nf
- German: Schiffskörper nm Schiffskörper
- Chinese: 船体 n
- Arabic: جِسْمُ السَّفِينَةُ n
- Portuguese: casco de barco nm
- Russian: корпус nm
- Croatian: ljuska nf
- Czech: trup nm
- Danish: skrog nnt
- Dutch: romp nm
- Finnish: laivan runko n
- Greek: κύτος nnt
- Italian: scafo nm
- Japanese: 船体 n
- Korean: 선체 n
- Norwegian: skrog nnt
- Polish: kadłub nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: casco de barco nm
- European Spanish:
vaina
nf
- Swedish: skrov nnt
- Thai: ตัวเรือ n
- Turkish: gemi teknesi n
- Vietnamese: thân tàu n
Usage examples
Two of the crewmen were crouched by the railing, ready to unfurl a rope ladder down the side of the hull.
MacNeill, Alistair, Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch' (1989)The daggerboard was partly raised and the rudder of the central hull was snapped off and there is an ingress of water up front.
Yachting Boating World (2004)They also have a V-shaped hull that can deflect mine blasts.
Ottawa Sun (2003)The couple survived by eating seaweed and drinking rainwater as they clung to the boat's hull -- while sharks circled menacingly.
Sun, News of the World (2005)It was possible that the hull had fractured at the point where a steel frame was built to take the loads of the mast.
Rob Mundle, FATAL STORM (2001)
