hull-down en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a ship: so far distant that only the masts and sails are visible above the horizon.
In the morning a homeward-bound ship passed us hull down,—the first we had seen for months; […]
1898 September, Joseph Conrad, “Youth: a Narrative”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXIV, number DCCCCXCV, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publication Co., page 319, column 2:Shortly they would be hull-down.
1960, J.E. Macdonnell, Escort Ship, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, published 1972, page 30:
- (not-comparable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hull down | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
hull-up · turret-down · turret down