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has gloss(noun) a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
hulk
has glosseng: A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Although sometimes used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, the term most often refers to an old ship that has had its rigging or internal equipment removed, retaining only its flotational qualities. Although the term "hulk" can be used to refer to an abandoned wreck or shell, is much more commonly applied to hulls that are still performing a useful function. In the days of sail, many hulls served longer as hulks than they did as functional ships. Wooden ships were often converted to hulks when the hull structure became too old and weak to withstand the stresses of the sailing. More recently, ships have been converted to hulks when they become obsolete (e.g., when motorized ships replaced sailing ships) or when they become uneconomical to operate (e.g., some large oil...
lexicalizationeng: hulk
lexicalizationeng: Receiving Ship
subclass of(noun) a vessel that carries passengers or freight
ship
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Czech
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German
has glossdeu: Als Hulk oder seltener Holk bezeichnet man ein Schiff, das keinen Antrieb (mehr) hat, insbesondere Segelschiffe, deren Masten verloren gegangen oder entfernt worden sind. Auch ehemalige Dampf- und Motorschiffe, die ohne funktionsfähigen Antrieb im Hafen oder auf Reede liegen, so genannte Auflieger, werden als Hulk bezeichnet.
lexicalizationdeu: Hulk
Hungarian
has glosshun: A hulk egy vitorláshajó a 14-15. századból, a koggét váltotta fel.
lexicalizationhun: hulk
Japanese
has glossjpn: 新兵収容艦(しんぺいしゅうようかん、)は、海軍において、新兵が乗組員として艦に割り当てられるまで、彼らを収容しておくために港湾に置かれる船のことである。新兵練習艦、補充兵収容船などとも訳される。
lexicalizationjpn: 新兵収容艦
Norwegian
has glossnor: Holk er en typebetegnelse på ulike sjøfarkoster gjennom tidene og har både negative og positive betydninger. I dag betyr holk som regel et gammelt og avleggs skip.
lexicalizationnor: holk
Polish
has glosspol: Hulk - stary statek, najczęściej okręt, wycofany już z normalnej eksploatacji i zdekompletowany (zwykle pozbawiony mechanizmów napędowych i uzbrojenia), przycumowany lub zakotwiczony na stałe w porcie, służący w charakterze stacjonarnych pomieszczeń pomocniczych. Hulki używane bywają jako koszary, mieszkanie dla załóg okrętów, pomieszczenia szkolne, hotel, szpital, magazyn, warsztat lub więzienie. Odmianą hulka jest barka koszarowa (niewielkich rozmiarów, służąca jako koszary).
lexicalizationpol: hulk
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media:img17th century salvaging.jpg
media:imgLebreton engraving-09-hulk.jpg
media:imgORP Zbik and ORP Lwow.jpg
media:imgUSS C.W. Morse World War I.jpg
media:imgWoermann-Hulk Kamerun.jpg
mediahttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category%3AHulks

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