Ship

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English scip.

Noun

ship (ships)

1. A large, water borne vessel, in contrast to a boat.

Related terms

• battleship
• midship, midships
• shipshape

Translations

• Chinese: 船
• Dutch: schip n
• Old English: scip n
• Finnish: laiva
• French: vaisseau m, bateau f
• German: Schiff n
• Greek: σκάφος n (skáfos)
• Italian: nave f
• Japanese: 船
• Korean: 배
• Lithuanian: laivas m
• Persian: كشتی (keshti)
• Polish: statek m , okręt m
• Portuguese: navio m
• Russian: корабль m (korabl')
• Slovene: ladja f
• Spanish: nave f
• Swedish: skepp, fartyg

Verb

to ship (ships, shipped, shipping)

1. Send a parcel or container to a recipient
2. Send by water borne transport

Translations

• Dutch: verschepen (1,2), verzenden (1), opsturen (1), uitleveren (1)
• Finnish: toimittaa, lähettää (1), laivata (2)
• Persian: ترابار كردن (taraabaar)
• Spanish: mandar (1)
• Swedish: skeppa, frakta (1)

See also

• boat
• -ship