Meaning of hull-down | Babel Free

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.”

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