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
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
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
But no sign of the craft we were in search of greeted our eyes; only a native boat or two far away to the eastward and a big steamer hull down upon the northern horizon.
From The Beautiful White Devil by Boothby, Guy Newell
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