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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Soon the Santa Amaro was hull down in Mystery.
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
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
A merchant ship doing 20 knots can go from being hull down on the horizon to being on top of you in less time than that, especially in reduced visibility.
From Time Magazine Archive
On this particular day it was about noon when the lookout reported a sail hull down on our starboard bow.
From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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