hullside

English

Etymology

From hull +‎ side.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌlsaɪd/

Noun

hullside (plural hullsides)

  1. (nautical) The side of a ship's hull, typically the outer vertical or sloping surface.
    • 1926 August, Robert Carse, “Stern Chase”, in Power Boating, volume xxviii, number 8, page 34:
      Bullets slithered overhead, into the sea, into the hullside.
    • 1969 January, Field & Stream, volume lxxii, number 9, page 31:
      Hullside racks hold rods, paddles, boat-hook/gaffs, net.
    • 2014, Nancy Parsons, The Ghost Ties a Double Knot, Lulu.com, page 34:
      It was sundown when they found the Rocky Goose hullside up, but it was sunrise before they found Willard.
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