1a large boat for transporting people or goods by sea:the ship left England with a crew of 36a cargo ship
a sailing vessel with a bowsprit and three or more square-rigged masts.
informal any boat, especially a racing boat.
2a spaceship.
3North American an aircraft.
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1 [with object and adverbial of direction] transport (goods or people) on a ship:the wounded soldiers were shipped home
send by some other means of transport or by mail:he was captured and shipped off to a labour campthe freight would be shipped by railspare parts were quickly shipped out
[no object] (ship out) (of a naval force) go to sea from a home port:Bob got sick a week before we shipped out
[no object] dated embark on a ship:people wishing to get from London to New York ship at Liverpool
(of a sailor) take service on a ship:Jack, you shipped with the Admiral once, didn’t you?
2 [no object] (of a product) be made available for purchase:the cellular phone is expected to ship at about $500 sometime this summer
3 [with object] (of a boat) take in (water) over the side.
4 [with object] take (oars) from the rowlocks and lay them inside a boat.
fix (something such as a rudder or mast) in its place on a boat or ship.
a sinking ship
used with reference to a situation in which people are deserting an organization or enterprise that is failing:they have fled like rats from a sinking ship
ship a sea
British (of a boat) be flooded by a wave.
take ship
set off on a voyage by ship; embark:they were due to take ship for Rhodes
that (or the) ship has sailed
informal used in reference to an opportunity that has passed or a situation that can no longer be changed:we’re good friends but I don’t think we’ll ever be anything more to each other—that ship has sailed
