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ship

n. countable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈʃɪp// UK //ʃˈɪp// ship Archaic Formal General-service Informal Slang

n. a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the ocean. You usually use this word for vessels that are bigger than a small boat.

n. a large seafaring vessel, typically distinguished from a boat by its size, cargo capacity, and ability to navigate deep waters.


SIMPLE

The cargo ship carries thousands of containers across the sea.

CONTEXTUAL

The cruise ship docked at the port early in the morning to let the passengers explore the city.

COMPLEX

Historical accounts of the expedition describe a massive wooden ship that struggled against the gale-force winds of the Atlantic before finally reaching the safety of the harbor.

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship From Middle English ship, schip, from Old English sċip, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, skib-. More at shift. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian skip, Dutch schip, German Schiff, Yiddish שיף (shif), Danish skib, Norwegian skip, Swedish skepp. Related also to Lithuanian skiẽbti (“to rip up”), Latvian škibît (“to cut, lop”). Compare typologically boat, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-.

Etymology 2

From Middle English schippen, schipen, from Old English sċipian, from Proto-West Germanic skipōn, from Proto-Germanic skipōną, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship”). Doublet of equip.

Etymology 3

Clipping of relationship.

Usage

Commonly used with the preposition 'on' (on a ship) or 'by' (by ship) to describe travel.

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