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

Officials in both countries say modernization of their undersea deterrents is critical as adversaries develop new anti-ship and missile defense systems. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025

And according to a 2024 open-source assessment of various military forces by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Venezuela has both anti-ship and anti-radar versions of the Kh-31 missiles. —Michael Rios, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025

Japan detected Russian and Chinese navies operating near its territory in recent days, as the country conducted a war game with the United States featuring anti-ship weapons. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

During the parade, the Chinese military showed off its most advanced hardware, including stealth jets, tanks, anti-ship missiles, hypersonic missiles and drones. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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