hull

Example Sentences

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Before the current Middle East conflict, a war risk premium would typically have cost less than one percent of the vessel's so-called hull value.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

How they are laid: A diver attaches it to a ship’s hull, magnetically or with a nail gun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Photos shared by the Royal Thai Navy showed heavy black smoke billowing from the hull and superstructure of the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, with life rafts floating in the water.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Thomson said that the source of the crack was "vibration through the hull caused when the ship went astern."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Charges began to hit the boat directly, clobbering the hull like a hammer on a pail.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin