cruise ship
Americannoun
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cruise ships
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cruise ship
First recorded in 1715–25
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A major search has been launched for a passenger feared to have fallen from a cruise ship docked in Dundee.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The move comes after the end of a 42-day quarantine at a facility in Nebraska for exposed American cruise ship passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The couple met seven years ago on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, where they were working as aquatic performers.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
No traditional athletes' village has been built, as a cost-cutting measure, with participants instead staying in temporary container-style huts, hotels and the Costa Serena cruise ship moored in Nagoya port.
From Barron's
Smith patched through an emergency call to their cruise ship: Come to Belmont.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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