“ship's”

The following 15 entries include the term ship's.

ship's papers

plural noun

: the papers a ship is legally required to carry for due inspection to show the character of the ship and cargo

ship's articles

plural noun

ship's bell

noun

: a bell used on shipboard to strike each half hour of a watch

ship's boy

variant spelling of shipboy

ship's clerk

noun

ship's clock

noun

: a clock that measures time in ship's bells

ship's company

noun

ship's corporal

noun

ship's days

plural noun

: the days allowed a ship for loading or unloading

ship's husband

noun

: an agent on land representing the owners of a ship who attends to its provisioning, repairing, and general management

ship's option

noun

: the privilege of computing freight charges for a particular commodity on either a weight or a space basis

ship's passport

noun

ship's service

noun

: a ship or navy post exchange

ship's stores

plural noun

: the supplies and equipment required for the operation and upkeep of a ship

ship's time

noun

: the local mean time of the meridian where a ship is located


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