ship

[US]/ʃɪp/
[UK]/ʃɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. transport by boat; travel by boat
vi. work as a crew member on a ship; board a ship; travel by ship
n. vessel for transporting people or goods by sea; spacecraft

Phrases & Collocations

cargo ship

warship

cruise ship

by ship

ship lock

container ship

ship building

ship design

ship out

ship hull

jump ship

sailing ship

ship owner

passenger ship

sinking ship

naval ship

ship repair

merchant ship

ship structure

ship lift

surface ship

Example Sentences

The ship is theirs.

There was not a ship in sight.

Their ship was mined.

The ship was on the rocks.

The ship is unloading.

The battle ship was torpedoed.

a blast of the ship's siren.

hove the ship astern.

the throb of the ship's engines.

a ship foul of a rock

load a ship with coal

Real-world Examples

They say the camel is the ship of the desert.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

And they can get shipped right to your door.

Source: Listening Digest

Navy craft were mobilised to prevent the ship from departing.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The storm blew the ship west for several days.

Source: New types of questions for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

The British fleet lost 14 ships and 6,000 men in that engagement.

Source: Queen's Speech in the UK

Kind of like a sunken pirate ship.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2023 Compilation

The beer was being shipped to Germany.

Source: VOA Special English: World

En, of course you invented steam ships.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

He always puts the ship in danger.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

During COVID time, most material cannot be shipped.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

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