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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 unit ships pre-assembled with pre-integrated wiring and snap-in blades that lock into place, which turns what's normally a fiddly two-person job into something a homeowner can finish on a ladder. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026 The family sailed on the Lusitania in 1914, a year before a German torpedo sank the ship and killed nearly twelve hundred people. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
Red Sea powers are vying for port access and regional influence, even as Houthi attacks in Yemen threaten shipping through the nearby Bab el-Mandeb waterway. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026 After her death, her body was frozen into a 300-pound block of ice and shipped by train to the Smithsonian, where it was preserved and remains today. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
  1. boat
  2. send
  3. vessel
  4. transport
  5. warship
Noun
  • After dinner, Michelle returns to the boat with her spaghetti-shoulder, as Massi calls it, strapped tightly to her body.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Another photo showed the drone taking up the entire bow section of the fishing boat.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of boat
Verb
  • Brad Conley of Rogers has been sending us photos of bucks with impressive racks frolicking in front of my favorite stand.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The war has severely restricted energy shipments out of the Middle East, sending oil prices soaring and raising concerns about accelerating inflation globally.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of send
Noun
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and endangering the safety of a vessel.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said Thursday that a 37-year-old man was arrested the previous evening on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and endangering the safety of a vessel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of vessel
Verb
  • His dealership in The Hague was taken over by Nazis and 1,113 pieces of artwork were transported to Germany and later sold to Hermann Göring, a powerful figure in the Nazi Party with the title of supreme commander of the air force.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • These compact units could be manufactured in centralized factories, transported via rail or barge, and installed in clusters.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • Earlier this week, Denmark accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Also on Tuesday, the Danish Armed Forces said a Danish military helicopter was targeted by a Russian warship, which fired two emergency flares while the helicopter was taking routine photographs of the vessel in international waters on Monday.
    — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of warship

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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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