Hull-down
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hull-down is an adjective meaning (nautical) Of a ship: so far distant that only the masts and sails are visible above the horizon.
Meaning
(nautical) Of a ship: so far distant that only the masts and sails are visible above the horizon.
More Meanings
- (military) Of a tank: stopped with its hull protected by ground to the front, so that its occupants or weapons have a line of sight forward.
Example Sentences
Shortly they would be hull-down.
In the morning a homeward-bound ship passed us hull down,—the first we had seen for months; […]
Synonyms for hull-down
Depending on context, synonyms include defiladed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include low-down, down-at-the-heels, deepe, downgone, down-hole, deepwater.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.