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- Dictionaryship/SHip/
noun
- 1. a vessel larger than a boat for transporting people or goods by sea.
verb
- 1. transport (goods or people) on a ship: "the wounded soldiers were shipped home"
- 2. (of a boat) take in (water) over the side.
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1. a. : a large seagoing vessel. b. : a sailing vessel having a bowsprit and usually three masts each composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast. 2. : boat. especially : one propelled by power or sail. 3. : a ship's crew. 4. : fortune sense 2. when their ship comes in they'll be able to live in better style. 5.
to send something, usually a large object or a large quantity of objects or people, to a place far away: We ship books out to New York every month. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. ship someone off. -ship. suffix. uk / -ʃɪp / us / -ʃɪp / having the rank, position, skill, or relationship of the stated type:
Ship definition: a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.. See examples of SHIP used in a sentence.
to send something, usually a large object or a large quantity of objects or people, to a place far away: We ship books out to New York every month. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. ship someone off. -ship. suffix. us / -ʃɪp / uk / -ʃɪp / having the rank, position, skill, or relationship of the stated type:
A ship is a large sea-going vessel, and it's also a way to transport goods. You can ship things on a ship — but, confusingly, you can also ship them on a truck or a train.
to put or take on board a ship or other means of transportation; to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc.
n. 1. a. A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation. b. A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts. 2. An aircraft or spacecraft. 3. The crew of one of these vessels. 4. One's fortune: When my ship comes in, I'll move to a larger house. v. shipped, ship·ping, ships. v.tr. 1.