Definitions for ships
ships

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1. Ships

   Large vessels propelled by power or sail used for transportation on rivers, seas, oceans, or other navigable waters. Boats are smaller vessels propelled by oars, paddles, sail, or power; they may or may not have a deck.

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1. ships

   Plural form of ship.

   The cruise company had a number of cruise ships each with a different route providing a voyage of beauty to its customers.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 6, 2016  

2. ships

   Verb for of the word ship.

   The ship's crew were delighted to serve their customers and loved their jobs.

   Submitted by MaryC on October 24, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ships' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3598

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ships' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3987

How to pronounce ships?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say ships in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ships in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ships in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ships in a Sentence

1. Randy Forbes:

   When you look at the 10-month-long deployments, the carrier gaps coming up in the Middle East and the Pacific, or the fact that the Marines are considering deploying on foreign ships, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that our Navy is being stretched too thin.

2. Bambang Soelistyo:

   All the ships, including the ships from our friends, will be deployed with the main task of searching for bodies that are still or suspected to still be trapped underwater.

3. Holland America:

   Our suites are the epitome of luxury and pampering, and the new amenities and upgrades will ensure that our suite guests will continue to enjoy the finest in cruise accommodations, we have an ongoing program in place to keep our ships looking fresh, but dry-docking gives us an opportunity to take enhancements to the next level to ensure we deliver the elements that make up the Holland America Line cruise experience.

4. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis:

   Holland America agreed to a strict set set of protocols if Broward County decided to allow the ships to dock.

5. James Hu:

   As compared to the large volumes of passengers transported in (China's) coastal areas and inland waterways, I don't think there exists a very serious problem with regards to safety, i've met with Korean and Japanese experts and our conclusion has been that China's laws with regards to passenger ships and their enforcement is the strictest.

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