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SHIP/ʃɪp/

A ship is a large boat that carries people or goods across the sea: a passenger ship, the ship arrived, on board the ship. Boat is smaller and more general; a ferry is a ship or boat that goes back and forth. Ship can be a verb: ship goods (send them). Do not call a small river boat a ship.

Meaning

A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea.

Examples

• “The ship arrived in the port at dawn.”
• “The ship left the port at dawn.”
• “Goods are shipped across the sea in large ships.”

Good to know

a passenger / cargo ship. on board. Smaller: boat. Verb: ship goods = send them.

Near in meaning

boat

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