C2nountransport
US/hʌl/
UK/hʌl/
the main body of a ship or boat, the part that sits in the water
In context
Water began to leak into the hull after the ferry hit a rock.
Fishermen in Quang Ngai paint eyes on the hull of their boats for good luck.
Divers checked the hull for damage before the ship left port.
Words that go with hull
adjective + noun
- wooden hullTraditional boats in the bay have a wooden hull.
- double hullOil tankers must now have a double hull.
noun + noun
- steel hullModern cargo ships have a steel hull.
noun + preposition
- hull ofBarnacles grew on the hull of the old boat.
- damage to the hullThere was serious damage to the hull after the storm.