船体
Meanings
1
hull; ship's body
Refers to the main body of a ship or boat, excluding masts, engines, and superstructure.
The hull is made of steel.
The ship's hull rocked violently in the storm.
Usage patterns
- 船体が傾くfor the hull to list/tilt
The hull of the grounded ship is listing heavily.
- 船体が沈むfor the hull to sink
After the explosion, the hull slowly sank.
- 船体に亀裂が入るfor a crack to appear in the hull
A strong impact caused a crack to form in the hull.
- 船体を修理するto repair the hull
We had the hull repaired at the shipyard.