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about ship
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interjection
(as a command) put the ship about.
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Origin of about ship
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby about ship
Aboukir Bay, aboulia, abound, about, about face, about ship, about time, about to, about turn, above, above all
Other definitions for about ship (2 of 2)
about-ship
[ uh-bout-ship ]
/ əˌbaʊtˈʃɪp /
verb (used without object), a·bout-shipped, a·bout-ship·ping.
Nautical. to tack.
Origin of about-ship
First recorded in 1680–90
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British Dictionary definitions for about ship
about-ship
verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped
(intr) nautical to manoeuvre a vessel onto a new tack
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