hulk

At an estimated cost of $3.8 billion, it will replace the rusting, abandoned hulk that sits at the east end of East Capitol Street, fronting the Anacostia River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

This hulk of metal, a deepwater platform called Appomattox and owned by Shell, collects the oil and gas that rigs tap from reservoirs thousands of feet below the seafloor.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2024

The makeshift Philippine naval base there is built up around the grounded, rusting hulk of the World War II-era ship, the Sierra Madre.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

Since then, a tiny contingent of Philippine marines has kept lonely watch aboard the rusting hulk as it has gradually begun to fall apart.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023

Another hulk heavy with wildfire went up behind him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Not far from the gate are the hulks of two burned-out cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Because the park was damaged and is surrounded by the hulks of once-beloved homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025

With his slight frame and diminutive stature, Burrow always stood out among the hulks of the modern rugby league game, from his junior days right through to the elite.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

Many of the once sleek beachfront hotels in Acapulco looked like toothless, shattered hulks a day after the Category 5 storm blew out hundreds — and possibly thousands — of windows.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

The charred spars of sunken hulks sat in the shallows, forbidding access to the long stone quays.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin