Used in a Sentence

ships

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ships.

Editorial note

Many ships are taken to Brownsville Texas for ship breaking, including the ghost ships (old navy ones) in Suisun bay.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ships gathered in one view.

N

the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson.

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"Ships" is a song written and originally performed by British musician Ian Hunter.

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"Ships (Where Were You)" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, written by Stuart Adamson (lyrics, music) and Bruce Watson (music).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ships.

N

the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson.

N

"Ships" is a song written and originally performed by British musician Ian Hunter.

N

"Ships (Where Were You)" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, written by Stuart Adamson (lyrics, music) and Bruce Watson (music).

N

an Irish synth-pop-disco duo based in Dublin.

Example sentences

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Many ships are taken to Brownsville Texas for ship breaking, including the ghost ships (old navy ones) in Suisun bay.

2

The danger is ballast water held by ships, but like Panama they'll likely forbid all water discharge while in the canal.

3

Python ships with plenty of other useful libraries and tools that make it great for experimenting and learning.

4

This would compete directly with a hypothetical Nicaraguan Canal for the largest ships, but at a much smaller investment.

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If X ships a device with exploding batteries manufactured by Y, X is sued by the end customer, not Y.

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It got pretty boring as small ships could / would run away and any bigger ships were still much much smaller and I could win just through attrition.

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The possibility of that is why people aren't purchasing these large ships to wait for the price of steel to rise.

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China would not disrupt them because Chinese ships would be at risk in other waterways they can not project power to.

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Elven ships go in a straight line while the sea follows the curvature of Arda.

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I wish container ships had nuclear engines but it’s still much more efficient and convenient than retail.

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What if China ran their war ships into Mexico gulf just like U.

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Mozilla Firefox ships as the default browser with almost every Linux distro.

Quote examples

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According to a "Megastructures" documentary, because Shanghai harbour is to small for the new generation of container ships.

2

We call them "shipping screws", because they're in there when the thing ships, but clearly aren't required for proper function.

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Ships would "drag" in very little salt water because the lakes are above sea level.

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The "focus" mentioned in the article is incredibly diffuse: > he said they stayed focused on “delivering a stealth fighter that could fly faster than the speed of sound, carry its weapons internally, conduct short takeoffs and vertical landings, and be deployed from amphibious ships and austere bases.” The justification was, if you can believe it, that having a single platform would reduce costs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ships in a sentence?

Many ships are taken to Brownsville Texas for ship breaking, including the ghost ships (old navy ones) in Suisun bay.

What does ships mean?

the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson.

What part of speech is ships?

ships is commonly used as N.