hull down
Britishadjective
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(of a ship) having its hull concealed by the horizon
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(of a tank) having only its turret visible
Example Sentences
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I closed my eyes and instantly began dreaming of sliding down the side of the trawler's hull, down again into that murky green darkness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within a day, all her competitors were hull down on the horizon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Having been brigaded with the British before now, these gentle men knew that their visitors�lying hull down over the horizon of the cobalt sea in battle formation�meant business.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the Indianapolis cast off, the guns of Fort Moultrie fired a Presidential salute and Franklin Roosevelt disappeared hull down over the public horizon.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 4 p.m. we saw a steamer hull down.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)
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