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

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

Its ability to deploy anti-ship and possibly land-attack cruise missiles still represents a meaningful improvement. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Indonesia is the third foreign buyer of the missiles after the Philippines and Vietnam, local media said, as the BrahMos offers powerful coastal defense and anti-ship capabilities. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Among the missiles launched by Russia on Thursday was the Zircon, an anti-ship and land-attack hypersonic cruise missile, Ihnat said. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 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