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Hulk (ship type) - Wikipedia
A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Hulk may be used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, an abandoned ... en.wikipedia.org
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NH 66513 Sheer Hulk - Naval History and Heritage Command
A Sheer Hulk is a mahine or engine used to hoist or displace the lower masts of ships, with a high mast and strong shrouds. www.history.navy.mil
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Service vessel; Sheer hulk Fighting vessel; Frigate; 40 guns
A contemporary full hull model of a sheer hulk, together with a full hull model of a 40-gun frigate, both of which are mounted in a waterline base. www.rmg.co.uk
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sheer-hulk
sheer-hulk, shear-hulk [f. sheer, shear n.1 4 + hulk n.2 3. The etymologically preferable spelling shear-hulk is little used. In the popular figurative use of the word, derived from nautical songs, the first element is often misunderstood as sheer adj., and the compound written as two words.] The hu... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sheer hulk | engineering - Britannica
shipbuilding ... …a floating stage called a sheer hulk, where it received its masts and rigging. Modern ships also are launched incomplete. Read More. Britannica ... www.britannica.com
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SHEAR HULK Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SHEAR HULK is a ship unfit for other service that is fitted with shears for hoisting masts and other heavy articles. www.merriam-webster.com
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shear-hulk
shear-hulk see sheer-hulk. Oxford English Dictionary
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sheer hulk - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
sheer hulk (plural sheer hulks). (nautical, historical) An old dismasted ship with a pair of shear legs mounted on it for masting ships. en.wiktionary.org
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sheer-hulk | shear-hulk, n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the noun sheer-hulk is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for sheer-hulk is from 1769, in Philosophical Transactions ... www.oed.com
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Hulk Ships and Its Types: Ships that Didn't Float - Marine Insight
The most common type of the hulk ship was a sheer hulk- a demisted structure that allowed sailors a comfortable way of repairing another in- ... www.marineinsight.com
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Sheer Hulk Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Sheer Hulk definition: An old dismasted ship with a pair of shear legs mounted on it for masting ships. www.yourdictionary.com
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Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Sheer-hulk
Sheer-hulk. SHEER-HULK, noun An old ship of war, fitted with sheers of apparatus to fix or take out the masts of other ships. Websters Dictionary 1828. webstersdictionary1828.com
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hulk
▪ I. † hulk, n.1 Obs. or dial. (hʌlk) Forms: 1 hulc, 4– hulk; also 4 helk, 4–6 hulke, 5 hollek. [OE. hulc hut, prob. going back to an earlier *huluc, a dim. formation from ablaut stem hul- of helan to cover; cf. hull n.1, hole, holl.] 1. A hut, shed, hovel. Obs. or dial.a 1000 Laws of Ethelred ii. c... Oxford English Dictionary
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outrigger
outrigger (ˈaʊtˌrɪgə(r)) [f. out adv. + rig v.1 + -er1: but in various senses preceded by outligger, of which it may be in part an alteration.] Something rigged out or projecting. 1. Naut. a. A strong beam passed through the port-holes of a ship, used to secure the masts and counteract the strain in... Oxford English Dictionary
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