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Meaning of hull-down | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Of a ship: so far distant that only the masts and sails are visible above the horizon.
    not-comparable
  2. 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.
    not-comparable

Examples

“In the morning a homeward-bound ship passed us hull down,—the first we had seen for months; […]”
“Shortly they would be hull-down.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hull-up hulled hulless Hullish hully Hulsean

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