pressure hull
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pressure hull
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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It contains satellite imagery taken in November at China's new Huludao shipyard showing pressure hull sections for a large submarine being worked up.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023
The robot sub also found a large debris field that included the front-end bell of the pressure hull.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Another scenario is a leak in the pressure hull, in which case the prognosis is not good, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
The syrupy slowness of our movements combined with the rising humidity inside the pressure hull gives the whole scene a dreamlike, meditative quality.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 12, 2018
At this exceptional depth, three rivets in the pressure hull began to leak, and jets of water with the rigidity of bars of iron shot into the boat.
From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by King-Hall, Stephen, Sir
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