Synonyms for ship

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Phonetic Transcription : ʃɪp

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Définition of ship

Origin : Old English scip "ship, boat," from Proto-Germanic *skipam (cf. Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Gothic skip, Danish skib, Swedish skepp, Middle Dutch scip, Dutch schip, Old High German skif, German Schiff), "Germanic noun of obscure origin" [Watkins]. Others suggest perhaps originally "tree cut out or hollowed out," and derive it from PIE root *skei- "to cut, split."
Now a vessel of considerable size, adapted to navigation; the Old English word was used for small craft as well, and definitions changed over time; in 19c., distinct from a boat in having a bowsprit and three masts, each with a lower, top, and topgallant mast. French esquif, Italian schifo are Germanic loan-words.
Phrase ships that pass in the night is from Longfellow's poem "Elizabeth" in "Tales of a Wayside Inn" (1863). Figurative use of nautical runs a tight ship (i.e., one that does not leak) is attested from 1965.

verb send, transport

Example sentences :

I summoned him to an interview, and informed him in decided terms that I must be master in my own ship.
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He didn't go on board till the morning on which the ship was to sail.
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Then they launched the ship's boat, in which Bates had come to the island, and put out to sea.
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No; I stole one of the ship's boats, and came for you without leave.
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They saw an American ship riding at anchor a mile or more from shore.
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He left me at that time, and to my surprise did not return to the ship.
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Let us go down to the shore, and see if we can see anything of the ship.
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There was no one in sight, but it was evident that a party from an American ship had visited the island.
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"It is a pity some of his friends were not here," said the captain of the ship that had rescued him.
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If you don't know my position on board this ship, it's time you found it out!
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