The main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck but excluding the masts, superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.

The ship's hull was painted a bright red to make it more visible in the water.

The outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially the pod of peas and beans, or the husk of grain.

After harvesting, the farmers removed the hulls from the beans before packaging them.

The main body or frame of an aircraft, spacecraft, or similar vehicle.

The helicopter’s hull was reinforced with composite materials.

(mathematics, geometry) The smallest convex set that contains a given set of points.

The software quickly computes the convex hull of the scattered data points.

hullverb

To remove the outer covering or husk from a seed or fruit.

She spent the afternoon hulling strawberries for the jam.

To pierce or damage the hull of (a ship or boat).

The submerged log hulled the canoe, causing it to take on water.

hulladjective

Relating to or situated in the hull of a ship or boat.

Routine checks of hull integrity are essential.