hulk
noun/hʌlk/
/hʌlk/
- the main part of an old vehicle or large structure that is no longer used
- the rusting hulks of cars
- the hulk of a wrecked ship
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- (in the past) an old ship kept in one place and used as a prison
- prison hulks
- a large heavy person
- a great hulk of a man
- a very large object, especially one that causes you to feel nervous or afraid
Word OriginOld English hulc ‘fast ship’, probably reinforced in Middle English by Middle Low German and Middle Dutch hulk; probably of Mediterranean origin and related to Greek holkas ‘cargo ship’.
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