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hull loss

hull loss noun: an accident that damages an aircraft beyond economic repair.

Noun

hull loss (countable and uncountable, plural hull losses)

  1. An accident that damages an aircraft beyond economic repair.
    • The Marshall University plane crash was an all-fatal, horrific hull loss.

Forms of hull loss

pluralhull losses

Origin of hull loss

Borrowed from nautical terminology.

Questions about hull loss

What does hull loss mean?
Hull loss means an accident that damages an aircraft beyond economic repair.
What part of speech is hull loss?
Hull loss is a noun.
What is the plural of hull loss?
The plural of hull loss is hull losses.

Words near hull loss in the dictionary

  1. hulksome
  2. hulky
  3. hull
  4. hull breach
  5. hull breaches
  6. hull loss
  7. hull operator
  8. hull speed
  9. hull speeds
  10. hull splash
  11. hull splashed

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