Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, in or into the position of a ship when her sails are furled and the helm is lashed to the lee side; in the position of a vessel when she lies to, with all her sails furled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb (Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See
hull , n.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb nautical at the
hull of aship - adverb nautical Having the
sails furled and thehelm lashed alee , as during astorm .
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Examples
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As I have already said, the ship under her large low-reefed top-sail and fore stay-sail has been brought ahull, that is to say, she copes directly with the wind, by presenting her broad bows to the sea; and so we go on still drift, drift, continually to the south.
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As I have already said, the ship under her large low-reefed top-sail and fore stay-sail has been brought ahull, that is to say, she copes directly with the wind, by presenting her broad bows to the sea; and so we go on still drift, drift, continually to the south.
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As I have already said, the ship under her large low-reefed top-sail and fore stay-sail has been brought ahull, that is to say, she copes directly with the wind, by presenting her broad bows to the sea; and so we go on still drift, drift, continually to the south.
The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger Jules Verne 1866
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The Almeisan is drifting and surfing a bit less violently, heading in the right direction, and the sailors decide to let the vessel continue to lie ahull.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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Lying ahull is a controversial topic among sailing experts.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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Now that lying ahull has proved to be disastrous, the men decide to start the engine and try to get their bow back into the seas.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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Dusk is closing in on the beleaguered sailors when Jerry shouts through the wind, “We should try letting her lie ahull!”
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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Now that lying ahull has proved to be disastrous, the men decide to start the engine and try to get their bow back into the seas.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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The engine power seems to have little effect in the growing seas, and Tom decides to lie ahull, turning off the engine and letting the boat simply ride the waves.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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In these conditions some skippers would never lie ahull.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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