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hull down

adjective

  1. (of a ship) having its hull concealed by the horizon
  2. (of a tank) having only its turret visible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

He brought the hull down to be completed by shipbuilders in Portugal, where he was anchored in April 1974 when the Carnation Revolution overthrew the Estado Novo authoritarian regime.

A win would secure Newcastle’s topflight status and send Hull down in the League Championship.

Newcastle has beaten West Ham 2-0 and will stay in the Premier League, sending Hull down to the League Championship next season.

Jonas Gutierrez made it 2-0 in a game that Newcastle knew it had to win to ensure its survival and send Hull down.

They hauled the black hull down to ride the sea, rigging a mast and spar in the black ship, with oars at trail from corded rawhide, all seamanly; then tried the white sail, hoisting, and moored her off the beach.

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