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An additional six destroyers and two cruisers were stationed in the region with the capability of launching hundreds of missiles for both land attack and air defense, as well as a special operations mother ship.
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R. Evan Ellis, The Conversation, 4 Jan. 2026
The cousins shave Stone’s head and slather her with a cream to keep her from contacting her mother ship, ironically giving her a more alien appearance in the process.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
India deployed the submarine rescue mother ship INS Nistar for the drill.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Ilan Stavans: The OED is the mother ship of lexicons.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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R. Evan Ellis, The Conversation, 4 Jan. 2026
The cousins shave Stone’s head and slather her with a cream to keep her from contacting her mother ship, ironically giving her a more alien appearance in the process.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
India deployed the submarine rescue mother ship INS Nistar for the drill.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Ilan Stavans: The OED is the mother ship of lexicons.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mother ship
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“Mother ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20ship. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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