Definition of "ship" []

• A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation. (noun)
• A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts. (noun)
• An aircraft or spacecraft. (noun)
• The crew of one of these vessels. (noun)
• One's fortune: When my ship comes in, I'll move to a larger house. (noun)

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• ""God of mercy -- the ship, the _ship_!" gasped Sir Edgar, clutching my arm in a grip that left its mark on the skin for days afterward; and, as he spoke, the huge incandescent mass fell full upon the hull of the"
• "When this ill-omened ship lay in Boston harbor, previous to her last and fatal cruise, she could not get men; and that from the impression on the minds of sailors, that _she was an unlucky ship_."
• "The ship which goes yearly from India to China is called the _drug ship_, because she carries various drugs of Cambaia, but her principal lading consists of silver."