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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
Then, as Pike prepares to hand over the bridge to Lieutenant Rahda (Abinaya Sivakumaran), his replacement notices a slight shift in the ship’s trajectory. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 That was on top of sewage problems on the ship that left its crew unable to use its toilets. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Microduck will come in a variety of colors and is expected to ship before Christmas. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 This involved shipping her video equipment and furniture to the museum and creating teams that shot images, mixed them live, and transmitted them to the audience for immediate, one-time-only, unrecorded viewing. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
  1. boat
  2. send
  3. vessel
  4. transport
  5. warship
Noun
  • With a steely disposition, Dikha is seen in the videos standing at the very front of a thin boat, executing a repetitive series of dance moves as a line of rowers propel them through a river.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Grainy black-and-white video footage accompanying the post showed a boat moving through the water before a large explosion.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • And periodic ceasefires during the war sent global oil prices lower – only to rise again whenever those agreements have lapsed or run out.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Now jurors will be given a stark choice — agree with prosecutors and convict Lopez of first degree murder, likely sending him to prison for 50 years to life.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of send
Noun
  • The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Industry experts generally expect crude oil and LNG tankers to be granted priority clearance due to their criticality to global energy supplies, while container ships and other cargo vessels may face longer wait times.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of vessel
Verb
  • Wolf sets out to recover the items needed for a ritual that will transport him to the Divine Dragon’s abode.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And soon Scotty’s got a new task, too, after A’Sha transports him to a Jeffries tube to get the pod ready.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • The Boxer warship carries complex aviation, command and amphibious systems within a hull designed for global operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The warship, based in Yokosuka, Japan, is currently en route to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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