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Word: Ship
Speech Type: Noun
Old English scip (noun), late Old English scipian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schip and German Schiff
ʃɪp
a large boat for transporting people or goods by sea
Short Definition:large boat for transporting people or goods by sea
Examples:- the ship left England with a crew of 36
- a cargo ship
a spaceship.
Short Definition:spaceship
an aircraft.
Short Definition:aircraft
Word: Ship
Speech Type: Verb
ʃɪp
transport (goods or people) on a ship
Short Definition:transport goods or people on ship
Examples:- the wounded soldiers were shipped home
- they agreed to ship the waste out of the country
(of a boat) take in (water) over the side.
Short Definition:(of boat) take in water over side
take (oars) from the rowlocks and lay them inside a boat.
Short Definition:take oars from rowlocks and lay them inside boat
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