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Moderateships
The correct spelling is ships.
How to pronounce ships
/ʃɪps/
nounIPA: /ʃɪps/
Say it like: Shi-ps
The correct spelling is ships. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat. For example: "to ship freight by railroad"
Usage Examples
“to ship freight by railroad”
“Our next issue ships early next year.”
“I shipped on a man-of-war.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
- 2.(chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
- 3.A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
- 4.A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
- 5.The third card of the Lenormand deck.
verb
- 1.To send by water-borne transport.
- 2.To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
- 3.To release a product to vendors; to launch.
- 4.To engage to serve on board a vessel.
- 5.To embark on a ship.
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