hull loss

noun

An accident that damages an aircraft beyond economic repair.

“The Marshall University plane crash was an all-fatal, horrific hull loss.”

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Meanings

nounhull loss (countable and uncountable, plural hull losses)

plural hull losses

  1. countableuncountableaeronauticsAn accident that damages an aircraft beyond economic repair.

    The Marshall University plane crash was an all-fatal, horrific hull loss.

Origin

Borrowed from nautical terminology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 毀機事故 /毁机事故
  • 毀機事故 /毁机事故 (huǐjīshìgù)aviation accident
Portuguese perda do casco
  • perda do cascoaviation accident
Spanish pérdida del casco
  • pérdida del cascoaviation accident
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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