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ahull

/əˈhʌl/

ahull adverb: at the hull of a ship.

Adverb

ahull (not comparable)

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

Origin of ahull

From a- + hull.

Questions about ahull

What does ahull mean?
Ahull means at the hull of a ship.
What part of speech is ahull?
Ahull is an adverb.
How do you pronounce ahull?
Ahull is pronounced /əˈhʌl/.

Words near ahull in the dictionary

  1. ahuehuete
  2. ahuehuetes
  3. ahuh
  4. Ahuja
  5. Ahujas
  6. ahull
  7. ahum
  8. Ahumada
  9. Ahumadas
  10. ahuman
  11. ahun

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