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

Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 166 drones, 32 cruise missiles and an unspecified number of anti-ship and ballistic missiles into the country overnight. — David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

That work included Northrop Grumman’s AN/SLQ-32(V)7 SEWIP Block 3 electronic warfare system, designed to improve the destroyer’s ability to detect and counter anti-ship missile threats. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Iran is believed to possess anti-ship missiles that, at least on paper, can threaten American warships operating in and around the Persian Gulf. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Video supplied by East2West showed Russian forces firing anti-ship missiles during the drills. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 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