ship : Idioms & Phrases

-ship

Etymology

OE. -schipe, AS. -scipe; akin to OFries. -skipe, OLG. -skepi, D. -schap, OHG. -scaf, G. -schaft. Cf. Shape, n., and Landscape.

Definitions

1. A suffix denoting state, office, dignity, profession, or art; as in lordship, friendship, chancellorship, stewardship, horsemanship.

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• the weight of her armament.

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• (Naut.), an agent representing the owners of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts.

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• noun a ship abandoned on the high seas
  derelict.
  

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• verb transport (cargo) by air
  air-freight; airfreight.
  

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• a private ship taken into the service of the government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a ship of war. Eng. Brande & C.

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• across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; opposed to fore and aft.

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• the thickest and strongest planks in her sides, more generally called wales. They have the beams, knees, and foothooks bolted to them. Also, the frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides; as, the midship bend.

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Bur"gess-ship noun

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1. The state of privilege of a burgess. South.

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• noun a warship of the first rank in size and armament
  

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• noun a ship designed to carry cargo
  cargo vessel; cargo ship.
  

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• noun conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
  merchant vessels; merchant marine; shipping.
  
• noun a ship designed to carry cargo
  cargo vessel; cargo ship.
  

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• a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.

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• noun a fast sailing ship used in former times
  clipper.
  

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• noun a government ship that is available for waging war
  war vessel; warship.
  

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• one with a wooden casing and iron frame.

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• noun a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
  containership; container vessel.
  
  • the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds

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• noun a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
  cruise liner.
  

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• verb decorate a ship with flags
  

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• the foremost part in the bows of a ship, where, formerly, eyes were painted; also, the hawser holes. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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• noun a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
  

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• noun a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
  

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• a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting fire to an enemy's ships.

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• ships of neutral nations, which in time of war are free from capture even though carrying enemy's goods.

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• noun a ship powered by a gas turbine
  

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Gau"ger-ship noun

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1. The office of a gauger.

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• a ship not chartered or let to particular parties.

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• noun a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
  

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• a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships.

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High"-church`man-ship noun

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1. The state of being a high-churchman. J. H. Newman.

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• noun a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
  

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• a vessel fitted up for a floating hospital.

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Host"ess-ship noun

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1. The character, personality, or office of a hostess. Shak.

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• noun a slow cargo ship built during World War II
  

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Light"-ship` noun

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1. (Naut.) A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners.

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• . See Ship of the line, below.

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Log"-ship noun

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1. (Naut.) A part of the log. See Log-chip, and 2d Log, n., 2.

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• noun a cargo ship
  freighter; merchantman; bottom.
  
  • they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms

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• a ship employed in commerce.

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• noun ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
  

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• . See Packet, n., 2.

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• noun a ship built to carry passengers
  

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• noun a vessel assigned to patrol an area
  patrol boat.
  

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• . See Flying Dutchman, under Flying.

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• noun a ship serving as a picket
  

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• noun a ship that is manned by pirates
  pirate.
  

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• (Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners.

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• one on board of which newly recruited sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service.

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• noun a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
  sailing vessel.
  

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• noun a ship used to train students as sailors
  school ship.
  

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• noun very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
  hardtack; sea biscuit; pilot bread; pilot biscuit.
  

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• hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard; called also ship bread. See Hardtack.

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• a boy who serves in a ship. "Seal up the ship boy's eyes." Shak.

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• one who breaks up vessels when unfit for further use.

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• noun an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge
  

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• a mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port.

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• noun a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
  shipwright; shipbuilder.
  
• noun a person who builds ships as a business
  shipbuilder.
  

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• noun the construction of ships
  shipbuilding.
  

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• noun a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
  shipway.
  

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• a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing vessels.

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• a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright.

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• noun a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships
  

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• one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other, furniture of vessels.

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• the commodities in which a ship chandler deals; also, the business of a ship chandler.

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• (Med.), a form of typhus fever; called also putrid, jail, ∨ hospital fever.

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• a joiner who works upon ships.

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• a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet.

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• noun an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense
  

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• (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden, and was one of the causes which led to the death of Charles. It was finally abolished.

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• noun a warship intended for combat
  man-of-war.
  

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• . See under Line.

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• a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent of the rolling and pitching of a vessel.

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• . (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for repairs . (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two water courses or harbors.

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• noun a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
  trade route; seaway; sea lane.
  

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• noun (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
  bell.
  

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• noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
  tender; pinnace; cutter.
  

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• noun a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships
  

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• noun crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
  company.
  

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• the crew of a ship or other vessel.

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• the days allowed a vessel for loading or unloading.

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• noun the area for food preparation on a ship
  cookhouse; galley; caboose.
  

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• . See under Husband.

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• noun a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
  officer.
  
  • he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines

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• noun official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc.
  

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• (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is required by law to be provided, and the production of which may be required on certain occasions. Among these papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll, bill of health, etc. Bouvier. Kent.

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• noun a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
  

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Ship"-rigged` adjective

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1. (Naut.) Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails.

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• noun a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship
  

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• noun the agent of a shipowner
  

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• noun a contract between crew and captain of a ship
  articles of agreement.
  

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• noun an employee who ships and receives goods
  

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• noun a company that provides shipping services
  

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• noun a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)
  shipping fever.
  

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• noun the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired
  

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• noun a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)
  shipping fever.
  

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• noun a room where goods are packaged and shipped
  

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• noun a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
  

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• noun a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
  

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• a vessel employed in the slave trade or used for transporting slaves; a slaver.

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• noun a ship that is small
  

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• noun ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
  tender.
  

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• noun a warship that operates on the surface of the water
  

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• noun a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
  oiler; tanker; oil tanker.
  

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• . See Athwart ships, under Athwart.

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• to salute a passing ship by cheers of sailors stationed in the rigging.

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• to exhibit the documents required by law, give bonds, or perform other acts requisite, and procure a permission to sail, and such papers as the law requires.

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• (Naut.), to remove incumbrances from the decks, and prepare for an engagement.

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• (Naut.), to ornament her by hoisting the national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and pennants are added. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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• (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled.

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• (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not under sail, as by means of cables.

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• (Naut.), to throw or lay her down on one side; to careen her.

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• (Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the wind, and stop her motion.

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• to embark in a ship or other vessel.

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• (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.

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• to place them in the rowlocks.

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• (Naut.), to hail and speak to her captain or commander.

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• to embark; to take ship. Obs. John vi.24. Shak.

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• (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

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• noun a ship used to train students as sailors
  school ship.
  

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• a vessel on board of which boys are trained as sailors.

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• noun a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment
  

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• noun a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure
  

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• an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be made to bear in any required direction.

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• (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and upper works rest on two parallel hulls.

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• verb turn away from the wind
  
  • The sailors decided it was time to wear ship

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• noun an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
  

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• noun a ship engaged in whale fishing
  whaler.
  

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