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单词 hulling
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hull•ing  (huling),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsmaterial for the framework and shell of the hull of a ship.
  • late Middle English (gerund, gerundive). See hull2, -ing1 1400–50

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hull1 /hʌl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Botanythe outer covering of a seed or fruit.

v. [+ object]
  1. to remove the hull of;
    skin, peel, shell, or shuck.

hull2 /hʌl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe hollow lowermost portion of a ship.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hull1  (hul),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanythe husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit.
  2. Botanythe calyx of certain fruits, as the strawberry.
  3. any covering or envelope.

v.t. 
  1. to remove the hull of.
  2. Dialect Terms[Midland U.S.]to shell (peas or beans).
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hulu husk, pod; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, Latin cēlāre to hide, conceal, Greek kalýptein to cover up (see apocalypse). See hall, hell, hole
huller, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged skin, pod, peel, rind, shuck.

hull2  (hul),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
  2. Aeronautics
    • the boatlike fuselage of a flying boat on which the plane lands or takes off.
    • the cigar-shaped arrangement of girders enclosing the gasbag of a rigid dirigible.
  3. Nautical, Idioms, Naval Terms hull down, (of a ship) sufficiently far away, or below the horizon, that the hull is invisible.
  4. Nautical, Naval Terms, Idioms hull up, (of a ship) sufficiently near, or above the horizon, that the hull is visible.

v.t. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto pierce (the hull of a ship), esp. below the water line.

v.i. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto drift without power or sails.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; special use of hull1
hull-less, adj. 

Hull  (hul),USA pronunciation n. 
    Cor•dell  (kôrdel, kôr del),USA pronunciation 1871–1955, U.S. statesman: Secretary of State 1933–44;
    Nobel peace prize 1945.
  1. Biographical Robert Marvin (Bobby), born 1939, Canadian ice-hockey player.
  2. Biographical William, 1753–1825, U.S. general.
  3. Place NamesOfficial name, Kingston-upon-Hull. a seaport in Humberside, in E England, on the Humber River. 279,700.
  4. Place Namesa city in SE Canada, on the Ottawa River opposite Ottawa. 61,039.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hull /hʌl/ n
  1. the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc
  2. the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk
  3. the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit
  4. the outer casing of a missile, rocket, etc
vb
  1. to remove the hulls from (fruit or seeds)
  2. (transitive) to pierce the hull of (a vessel, tank, etc)
Etymology: Old English hulu; related to Old High German helawa, Old English helan to hide
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