anti-ship

adjective

an·​ti-ship ˌan-tē-ˈship  ˌan-tī- 

variants or antiship

: designed to destroy ships

anti-ship missiles

Examples of anti-ship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On one night alone this week, a barrage of more than two dozen ballistic and anti-ship missiles hit the Ukrainian capital region. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched 115 drones and 28 missiles -- 24 ballistic missiles and four anti-ship missiles -- into the country overnight, of which 98 drones were intercepted. — David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The sequence also includes footage of a Type 052D destroyer launching what the documentary identifies as a YJ-20 hypersonic missile, alongside DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, before showing the H-6N carrying its large centerline weapon. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

The Iranian attacks have used anti-ship missiles, said Jakob Larsen, chief security officer at BIMCO, one of the world’s biggest shipping associations. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-ship

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip