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Webster 1913 Edition


Ahull

A-hull′

,
adv.
[Pref.
a-
+
hull
.]
(Naut.)
With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; – applied to ships in a storm. See
Hull
,
Noun.

Definition 2024


ahull

ahull

English

Adverb

ahull (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) at the hull of a ship
    • 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
      ...for four dayes and nights, not daring to beare any ſaile, but lay ahull...
  2. (nautical) Having the sails furled and the helm lashed alee, as during a storm.