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Hull

Shortened name of Kingston upon Hull, a city and unitary authority on the north bank of the Humber estuary, northeast England.

Hull

City in southern Québec, Canada, on the north shore of the Ottawa River opposite Ottawa; population (1991) 60,700. Its industries include pulp, paper, cement, meat packing, clothing, timber, concrete blocks, and jewellery. There are four large electricity-generating stations within the city and its surroundings. Hull is the shopping centre for a prosperous farming community, and has a number of government offices. The Canadian Museum of Civilization, a branch of the Université du Québec, and a music conservatory are located in the city.

It was settled in the early 19th century and incorporated in 1875.



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When they had all sufficiently examined the broken leg, Grandfather told them a story about Captain John Hull and the Pine-tree Shillings.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
First she loomed before me like a blot of something yet blacker than darkness, then her spars and hull began to take shape, and the next moment, as it seemed (for, the farther I went, the brisker grew the current of the ebb), I was alongside of her hawser and had laid hold.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Had it not been for the superior strength of the hull of the Moravian, she would have been broken by the shock and gone down with the 237 passengers she was bringing home from Canada.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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