hull breach

noun

The breaking or puncturing of a ship's surface.

“The hull breach incapacitated the ship.”

Meanings

nounhull breach (plural hull breaches)

plural hull breaches

  1. The breaking or puncturing of a ship's surface.

    The hull breach incapacitated the ship.

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APA

hull breach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hull%20breach

MLA

“hull breach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hull%20breach. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hull breach,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hull%20breach.

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