ahull

adv — 2 senses

adv

/əˈhʌl/

Etymology From a- + hull.

Nautical, Transport at the hull of a ship

[…] for four dayes and nights, not daring to beare any ſaile, but lay ahull […]1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique:

Nautical, Transport Having the sails furled and the helm lashed alee, as during a storm.

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