hulkglossary / HULK hulk, n. Hist. In England, a dismantled ship used as a prison. • Living conditions in hulks were notoriously poor, and their use as prisons ended as part of the broad prison-reform movements of the mid-19th century. 词条贡献者 法律翻译徐玲,知名法学院保险法专业,专注翻译各类与保险追偿有关的法律文件。