Definition of ship
1a : a large seagoing vesselb : 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 3 when their ship comes in they'll be able to live in better style
5 : airship, airplane, spacecraft
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Examples of ship in a Sentence
the captain of the ship
He will travel by ship.
Recent Examples of ship from the Web
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In 1903, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and six other men set out in a tiny ship, the Gjoa.
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The mayors affirmed that the ports’ 2017 clean-air blueprint, which is expected to be released Wednesday, will include further emissions reductions from ships and the development of a zero-emissions truck pilot program.
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The other two ships will be released in 2021 and 2023.
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Daydream support is part of Android 7.1, and the phones only ship with Android 7.0, so there’s no Daydream support yet.
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But the beauty ended with the winches, spades and slicers of a factory ship, in a slick of oil and blood.
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Diez said it will likely be used for ocean floor mapping; search and rescue operations, and harbor and ship security and other applications in the future.
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A surprising number of my early family vacations happened on cruise ships.
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However, Michael Elleman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies believes that such a capability will not be available until America and Japan can deploy new interceptors, known as Block 2A, on ships sailing near Japan.
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Origin and Etymology of ship
Middle English, from Old English scip; akin to Old High German skif ship
ship
Definition of ship
shipped
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transitive verb
1a : to place or receive on board a ship for transportation by waterb : to cause to be transported shipped him off to prep school
2 obsolete : to provide with a ship
3 : to put in place for use ship the tiller
4 : to take into a ship or boat ship the gangplank
5 : to engage for service on a ship
6 : to take (water) over the side —used of a boat or a ship
intransitive verb
1 : to embark on a ship
2a : to go or travel by ship —often used with outb : to proceed by ship or other means under military orders —often used with out
Examples of ship in a Sentence
The goods were shipped from a foreign port.
Your order is expected to ship soon.
The company will ship its new software next month.
The software will ship next month.
The soldiers were shipped overseas for duty.
When the waves increased, the boat began shipping water.
Recent Examples of ship from the Web
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Therefore, the equipment must either be shipped at great cost or the documents must be removed from their permanent homes to the nearest device.
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The Ford Focus may become the biggest automotive export ever from China to the U.S. Ford Motor Co. plans to ship the car to North America from its factory in Chongqing beginning in the second half of 2019.
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Hinrichs said Chinese wages are lower than wages in Mexico, although the cost to ship the vehicles erases some of that advantage.
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The colt will be shipped back to Japan on Thursday.
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Production of Goose Island's bigger-volume beers has been shipped off to massive Anheuser-Busch InBev plants, but the best of the best, like Matilda, are still made in Chicago.
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Germany’s third-largest shipping firm filed for insolvency Friday after it was cut loose by one of the country’s biggest shipping lenders, a sign Germany’s long-simmering shipping crisis has reached a boiling point.
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Amazon's delivery system features large fulfillment centers, where goods ordered by consumers are bundled together and shipped.
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Shill had to ship her work from Denver, get it through customs and set it up at the Palazzo Bembo.
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First Known Use of ship
14th century
-ship
Definition of -ship
1 : state : condition : quality friendship
2 : office : dignity : profession clerkship
3 : art : skill horsemanship
4 : something showing, exhibiting, or embodying a quality or state township fellowship
5 : one entitled to a (specified) rank, title, or appellation his Lordship
6 : the body of persons participating in a specified activity readership listenership
Origin and Etymology of -ship
Middle English, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old High German -scaft -ship, Old English scieppan to shape — more at shape
SHIP Defined for English Language Learners
ship
playDefinition of ship for English Language Learners
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: a large boat used for traveling long distances over the sea
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: a large airplane or spacecraft
ship
Definition of ship for English Language Learners
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: to send (something) to a customer
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: to send (a new product) to stores so that it can be bought by customers
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: to send (someone) to a place that is usually far away
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Definition of -ship for English Language Learners
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: the state or condition of being something
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: the position, status, or duties of something
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: skill or ability as someone or something
SHIP Defined for Kids
Definition of ship for Students
shipped
;shipping
1 : to cause to be transported The grain was shipped by rail.
2 : to put or receive on board for transportation by water
3 : to send (someone) to a place They shipped her off to boarding school.
4 : to take into a ship or boat ship oars ship water
5 : to sign on as a crew member on a ship
-ship
Definition of -ship for Students
1 : state : condition : quality friendship
2 : office : rank : profession authorship
3 : skill penmanship
4 : something showing a quality or state of being championship township
5 : someone having a specified rank your Lordship
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