Ship

  • 31ship — I UK [ʃɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms ship : singular ship plural ships *** a) a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship:… …

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  • 32ship — [[t]ʃɪp[/t]] n. v. shipped, ship•ping 1) naut. navig. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines 2) naut. navig. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33ship — /ʃɪp / (say ship) noun 1. any vessel intended or used for navigating the water, especially one of large size and not propelled by oars, paddles, or the like. 2. Nautical a vessel with a bowsprit and three or more masts (foremast, mainmast, and… …

  • 34ship — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scip; akin to Old High German skif ship Date: before 12th century 1. a. a large seagoing vessel b. a sailing vessel having a bowsprit and usually three masts each… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 35ship — ship1 [ ʃıp ] noun count *** a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances: His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship: There were over 350 passengers aboard the ship. a.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36ship — 1 /SIp/ noun (C) 1 a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea: a cruise ship | a merchant ship | by ship: Most of the island s supplies are brought in by ship. 2 a large spacecraft or aircraft 3 ships that pass in the night… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37ship — See aboard ship container ship dry cargo ship dual purpose ship flush deck ship great Lakes ship lighter aboard ship multipurpose ship OBO ship …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 38Ship — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ship >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ship ship vessel sail Sgm: N 1 craft craft bottom GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 navy navy marine fleet flotilla Sgm …

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  • 39Ship — This unusual name is of Anglo Saxon origin and is an occupational surname for a mariner, or perhaps, occasionally a ship or boat builder. The derivation of the name is from the Olde English pre 7th Century scip , ship, in Middle English schip .… …

    Surnames reference

  • 40ship — noun 1》 a large seagoing boat.     ↘a sailing vessel with a bowsprit and three or more square rigged masts. 2》 a spaceship. 3》 N. Amer. an aircraft. verb (ships, shipping, shipped) 1》 transport on a ship.     ↘transport by other means.     ↘dated …

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