Definition of hull - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
maritimeTECH. main body of a ship or vesselTECH.
- The hull of the ship was painted red.
2.
plantTECH. outer covering of a fruit or seedTECH.
- The hull of the sunflower seed is hard.
3.
aerospaceTECH. outer casing of a missile or rocketTECH.
- The missile's hull was damaged during the test.
Verb
agricultureremove the outer covering of a fruit or seed
- She hulled the strawberries before slicing them..
Images of hull
main body of a ship or vessel 
outer covering of a fruit or seed 
outer casing of a missile or rocket
Expressions with hull
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outer covering of a rice grain
The rice hull is often removed during milling..
having only one main outer shell or body
The single-hull tanker was built in 1985.
positioned with hull hidden by the horizon
The ship was hull down on the horizon.
smallest convex shape enclosing a set of points
The algorithm calculates the convex hull of the dataset.
gun mounted on a vehicle's main body
The tank's hull gun was ready for action.
outer metal sheets fixed to a ship’s frame to form the hull
The damaged hull plating had to be replaced in the shipyard.
Origin of hull
Old Norse, hulr (covered)
Terms with hull included in their meaning
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boating
boat with an engine inside the hull
maritime
wide across the hull of a ship
maritime
strip protecting a boat's hull from damage
maritime
located within the hull of a ship
maritime
sink a ship deliberately by opening its hull
ship's boundary
line where water meets the hull of a ship
maritime
bulbous protuberance on a ship's hull
agriculture
type of corn with hard outer hull
ship hull
the effect of a ship's hull rising in the middle
maritime
situated outside the hull of a vessel
Hull suburb
industrial suburb in Kingston upon Hull, England
ship hull
process of making a ship's hull nonmagnetic
ship hull
recess in a ship's hull for water intake
maritime
having a damaged or ruptured hull
shipbuilding
plank in ship's hull providing structural support
maritime
metal plate securing shrouds to a boat's hull
maritime
sharp angle in a ship's hull
maritime
having a hull with overlapping planks
ship
second layer of a ship's hull for safety
ship design
drawing showing one side of a ship's hull
marine
wing attached to a boat's hull for lifting
boat type
boat with wing-like structures submerged in water to lift hull at speed
ship
famous warship known for its strong hull
maritime
having overlapping hull planks in boat construction
Examples of hull in a sentence
Divers inspected the hull for any leaks. Removing the hull makes the seed edible. The hull protects the seed from damage. The engineers inspected the rocket's hull for defects. The hull of the spacecraft was reinforced for safety. He hulled the peas for the soup.
They hulled the seeds before planting them.
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- French:coque, écosser, ...
- German:Rumpf, schälen, ...
- Italian:scafo, sgusciare, ...
- Spanish:casco, desgranar, ...
- Portuguese:casco, descascar, ...
- Chinese:船体, 去壳, ...
- Japanese:船体, 皮をむく, ...
- Arabic:هَيْكَل السَّفِينَة, قَشَّرَ, ...
- Hebrew:גּוּף הַסְּפִינָה, לְקַלֵּף, ...
- Russian:корпус, очистить, ...
- Ukrainian:корпус, очищати, ...
- Hindi:पोतकाय, छिलका उतारना, ...
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