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Hull down
Hull Hull, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h["u]lle covering, husk, case, h["u]llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See Hele, v. t., Hell.] 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk. 2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship, E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging. Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light. --Dryden. Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea.

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- warfare, to be hull down means that the upper part of a vessel or vehicle is visible, but the main, lower body (hull) is not; the term hull up means that...
- upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at...
- archaic sponson mounting of the main gun preventing the tank from taking a hull-down position, and riveted construction. It was considered by Hans von Luck...
- Hull City ****ociation Football Club is a professional ****ociation football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete...
- 2017. Layton 2013, p. 369 de Kerbrech 2009, p. 195 Layton 2013, p. 372. Hull Down: Reminiscences of Wind-Jammers, Troops and Travellers, p. 279 Anderson...
- A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially...
- and Roy (1881).[citation needed] According to John Gunther, Hull's father had tracked down and killed a man because of a blood feud. His mother was a descendant...
- Modified tanks first used in the Normandy Landings Hull-down – Upper part of vehicle is visible, hull is notPages displaying short descriptions of redirect...
- Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play...
- barrel, in a hull down position it has very little apparent height and subsequent visual profile to the enemy. It could also lower the hull a further 13...