Ship

  • 41ship — Synonyms and related words: Graf Zeppelin, address, aeroplane, aerostat, air express, aircraft, airfreight, airmail, airplane, airship, argosy, ark, avion, back, bag, balance rudder, ballonet, balloon, barge, barrel, bathyscaphe, batten, beak,… …

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  • 42ship — {{11}}ship (n.) O.E. scip ship, boat, from P.Gmc. *skipam (Cf. O.N., O.S., Goth. skip, Dan. skib, Swed. skepp, M.Du. scip, Du. schip, O.H.G. skif, Ger. Schiff), Germanic noun of obscure origin [Watkins]. Others suggest perhaps originally tree cut …

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  • 43ship — Verb: To deliver goods and merchandise to a carrier for transportation. State v Carson, 147 Iowa 561, 126 NW 698. To load upon car, truck, or ship for transportation. State v Carson, 147 Iowa 561, 126 NW 698. To transport. Noun: A marine… …

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  • 44ship — [[t]ʃɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ ships, shipping, shipped 1) N COUNT: also by N A ship is a large boat which carries passengers or cargo. Within ninety minutes the ship was ready for departure... We went by ship over to America. ...merchant ships. 2) VERB: usu… …

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  • 45ship — ʃɪp n. large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft, spacecraft v. send, dispatch; transport by ship (or airplane, truck, etc.); put on board a ship; embark, board a ship; travel on a ship; work on a ship …

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  • 46ship*/*/*/ — [ʃɪp] noun [C] I a very large boat that is used for carrying people or goods long distances His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday.[/ex] a cargo/cruise ship[/ex] There were over 350 passengers aboard ship.[/ex] II verb [T] ship [ʃɪp] 1) to… …

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  • 47ship — [OE] Ship comes from a prehistoric Germanic *skipam, which also produced German schiff, Dutch schip, Swedish skepp, and Danish skib. It is not known for certain where this came from, although a link has been suggested with Latvian shkibīt ‘cut,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 48ship — /ʃɪp/ noun a large boat for carrying passengers and cargo on the sea ♦ to drop ship to deliver a large order direct to a customer’s shop or warehouse, without going through an agent ■ verb to send goods, but not always on a ship ● to ship goods… …

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  • 49ship — see do not spoil the ship for a ha’porth of tar one hand for yourself and one for the ship little leaks sink the ship a woman and a ship ever want mending …

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  • 50ship — [OE] Ship comes from a prehistoric Germanic *skipam, which also produced German schiff, Dutch schip, Swedish skepp, and Danish skib. It is not known for certain where this came from, although a link has been suggested with Latvian shkibīt ‘cut,… …

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