Definition of Ships

1. Noun. (plural of ship) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of ship) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ships

1. ship [v] - See also: ship

Medical Definition of Ships

1. Large vessels propelled by power or sail used for transportation on rivers, seas, oceans, or other navigable waters. Boats are smaller vessels propelled by oars, paddles, sail, or power; they may or may not have a deck. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ships

shipping agent
shipping articles
shipping clerk
shipping company
shipping fever
shipping fever virus
shipping office
shipping pneumonia
shipping room
shippings
shippo
shippon
shippons
shippos
shiproom
ships (current term)
shipsful
shipshape
shipshape and Bristol fashion
shipside
shipsides
shipward
shipwards
shipway
shipways
shipwide
shipworm
shipworms
shipwreck
shipwreck survivor

Literary usage of Ships

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"See Ship subsidies ships Fortunes made in ships—after-the-war prospects. ... Outlook 114:748 D 6 •16 Tale of two ships and the quick fortunes they made. ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"See а/яо Naval architecture; ships; Steamships and steamboats; Warships; .... See aho Barratry; Electricity on ships; Naval architecture: Navies; ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"The French ships cut their cables and attempted to escape, but the water behind was of insufficient depth. At daylight on the morning of the 12th, ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The term galley, as applied to the ships of the ancient Greeks and Romans, ... They built large numbers of ships, chiefly of higher rates than the trireme. ..."

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