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about-ship

[ uh-bout-ship ]
/ əˌbaʊtˈʃɪp /

verb (used without object), a·bout-shipped, a·bout-ship·ping.

Nautical. to tack.

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Nearby words

  1. about ship,
  2. about time,
  3. about to,
  4. about turn,
  5. about-face,
  6. about-turn,
  7. above,
  8. above all,
  9. above and beyond,
  10. above board

Origin of about-ship

First recorded in 1680–90

Definition for about-ship (2 of 2)

about ship

interjection

(as a command) put the ship about.

Origin of about ship

First recorded in 1865–70
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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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