Transcription
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- [kyoo ship]
- /kyu ʃɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kyoo ship]
- /kyu ʃɪp/
Definitions of q-ship word
- noun q-ship an armed combat ship disguised as a merchant vessel to attract submarines within attack range. 1
- noun q-ship a merchant ship with concealed guns, used to decoy enemy ships into the range of its weapons 0
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Origin of q-ship
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; Q a naval classification
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Q-ship
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
q-ship popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".