| 单词 | coal hulk |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoal hulk coal hulk n. now chiefly historical a vessel moored at a harbour or port for the purpose of supplying steamships with coal; cf. hulk n.2 3a. ΚΠ 1827 New Times 20 Jan. In the gale, the ship Earl Belmore..drove foul of the moorings of the coal hulk. 1917 Mediterranean Pilot II. viii. 559 Coaling is now (1912) carried out by means of a 7,000-ton coal hulk, fitted with electric light, transporters, traveling cranes, and all modern appliances. 2004 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 29 July 59 The once majestic sailing ship was stripped down to become a coal hulk after a career spanning almost 60 years. < as lemmas |
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