Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ship]
- /ʃɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ship]
- /ʃɪp/
Definitions of preship word
- noun preship a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 1
- noun preship Nautical. a sailing vessel square-rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the aftermost mast. Now Rare. a bark having more than three masts. Compare shipentine. 1
- noun preship the crew and, sometimes, the passengers of a vessel: The captain gave the ship shore leave. 1
- noun preship an airship, airplane, or spacecraft. 1
- verb with object preship to put or take on board a ship or other means of transportation; to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc. 1
- verb with object preship Nautical. to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it. 1
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Origin of preship
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English scip; cognate with Dutch schip, German Schiff, Old Norse, Gothic skip; (v.) Middle English s(c)hip(p)en, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Preship
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
preship popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
preship usage trend in Literature
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