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• Hull

  [huhl] /hʌl/ noun 1. the husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit. 2. the calyx of certain fruits, as the strawberry. 3. any covering or envelope. verb (used with object) 4. to remove the hull of. 5. Midland U.S. to shell (peas or beans). [huhl] /hʌl/ noun 1. the hollow, lowermost portion […]

• Hullabaloo

  [huhl-uh-buh-loo] /ˈhʌl ə bəˌlu/ noun, plural hullabaloos. 1. a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar. /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/ noun (pl) -loos 1. loud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion n. 1762, hollo-ballo “uproar,” chiefly in northern England and Scottish, perhaps a rhyming reduplication of hollo (see hello).

• Hull-balance

  noun 1. (of a sailing ship) the property of maintaining satisfactory trim and steering qualities when heeled at a normal angle.

• Hulled

  [huhl] /hʌl/ noun 1. the husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit. 2. the calyx of certain fruits, as the strawberry. 3. any covering or envelope. verb (used with object) 4. to remove the hull of. 5. Midland U.S. to shell (peas or beans). [huhl] /hʌl/ noun 1. the hollow, lowermost portion […]

• Hull-efficiency

  noun, Naval Architecture. 1. the ratio of the quantity of work required to tow a certain hull at a given speed to that required to drive it with a certain propeller: used in propeller design.

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