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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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
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
Almost killed when his radical Paula III overturned in 1933, unshipping her mast and smashing her hull down on him, Starke Meyer returned to racing, continued his experimental Paula series through 1935.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon the Santa Amaro was hull down in Mystery.
From Time Magazine Archive
When I got to the top of the hill they were all hull down; and I thought that I had better steer for port before I had lost all my bearings.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne
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