Hull-down
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hull-down
- (nautical) Of a ship so far distant that only the masts and sails are visible above the horizon
- 1898, Joseph Conrad, In the morning a homeward-bound ship passed us hull down, -- the first we had seen for months; ...
- (military) Of a tank, stopped with its hull protected by ground to the front, so that its occupants or weapons have a line of sight forward.
Related terms
- (nautical) hull-up
- (military) turret-down, turret down