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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
Disney’s ships look more like floating theme parks than cruise liners. — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Since then, Enterprise has remained at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia as officials worked through the technical and regulatory challenges of dismantling a one-of-a-kind ship. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Verb
If your teams are shipping changes every week, your people must be learning every week. — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 In a note released earlier this week, analysts at Goldman Sachs estimated that seven different pipelines in the region under development could, by the end of 2028, carry about 60% of the oil currently shipped through the Strait. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ship
  1. boat
  2. send
  3. vessel
  4. transport
  5. warship
Noun
  • Fire and rescue crews deployed boats, dive teams, and additional resources during the search for the missing swimmer.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Pilots are launching into a bottleneck already packed with ferries, commercial vessels, and tour boats, while sharing tight overhead airspace with NYPD, news, and helicopters, often with limited visibility.
    — Janet Handal, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Definition of boat
Verb
  • This game, too, was not without controversy, though, as Switzerland’s Breel Embolo was sent off after a VAR review for ‘mistaken identity’.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • To sit still now would send a terrible message to a clubhouse full of pros, all of whom know the score.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of send
Noun
  • Four Kuwaiti service members were wounded by an Iranian attack on a Kuwaiti naval vessel, the country’s Defense Ministry said.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) developed the project, which transitions nuclear propulsion technology from military vessels to civilian merchant shipping.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of vessel
Verb
  • After arresting the suspect, Rasiel Joel Carbuccia, 20, of Jamaica Plain, the two officers who were shot at were evaluated on the scene, to make sure they weren’t injured, then transported to a local hospital, police said.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Rather than constructing reactors entirely on-site, Hadron plans to manufacture major reactor components in factories before transporting them for installation.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • For Odysseus’ main vessel, the production used the Draken, a 115-foot boat located in Stavanger, Norway, that the art department could transform into a Mycenaean warship with relatively few modifications.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • The ceremony moves the warship closer to delivery as the Navy expands a fleet designed to counter increasingly complex air and missile threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
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“Ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ship. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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