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noun

ˈship How to pronounce ship (audio)
Definition of shipnext
as in boat
a large craft for travel by water a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean

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verb

as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another we shipped those books out yesterday

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Recent Examples of ship
Noun
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces carried out drone strikes on logistics centers, port infrastructure, and three cargo ships in the port of Reni in the Odesa region. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy boosters come back to Earth on landing pads near the launch site or on ships at sea downrange. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
The cards, which Santa Ana police said were valued at approximately $963,000, were graded by PSA and were being shipped back to their owners. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Check the Urevo website for prices and shipping details to other regions. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
  1. boat
  2. send
  3. vessel
  4. transport
  5. warship
Noun
  • On a drizzly morning in March 2025, a bright blue dive boat motored through Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia toward the Tufts Cove generating station.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both areas will allow hook-and-line fishing from the shore but prohibit commercial fishing and sportfishing from a boat.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
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Verb
  • In an email sent to priests of the archdiocese on Saturday afternoon and shared with NPR, Archbishop Ronald Hicks also said the deal had not yet been signed but that an agreement had been reached with plaintiffs and their attorneys.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Union Berlin managed to draw at Augsburg 1-1 after a player from each was sent off in separate incidents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of send
Noun
  • Modern naval operations increasingly depend on the coordination of multiple platforms rather than the capabilities of a single vessel or sensor.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Four Seasons, Aman and Orient Express are among the brands bringing luxury hospitality to yacht-style vessels.
    — Contessa Brewer,Ryan Ruggiero, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of vessel
Verb
  • The bus transports people from Kyiv to the National Military Memorial Cemetery.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • She was arrested for selling and transporting marijuana in 1993, and agreed to act as a confidential informant for Arizona law enforcement.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • The ships also represent a major investment in Britain’s maritime industrial base, drawing on expertise in naval engineering, aviation support and complex warship construction.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • North Korea has intensified tensions with a series of military displays this month, including short-range ballistic missile launches, live-fire missile and artillery exercises, and the commissioning of a new warship.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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