about ship
interjection
(as a command) put the ship about.
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about-shipverb (used without object)to tack.
about ship
1 Americaninterjection
about-ship
2
American
[uh-bout-ship]
/ əˌbaʊtˈʃɪp /
verb (used without object)
about-shipped,
about-shipping
about-ship
British
verb
Etymology
Origin of about ship1
First recorded in 1865–70
Origin of about-ship2
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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While the incident will undoubtedly raise larger questions about ship and port safety protocols, so far there is no indication the pilots on the Dali did anything wrong given the immediate situation they faced.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
“But we can be better at collecting … intelligence, sharing information, connecting the dots, because also in the private sector there is a lot of information” about ship movements and maritime surveillance, he added.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
A Pentagon official said U.S. diplomats in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, had been in touch with counterparts in the government there about ship visit procedures and requisite clearances.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Court papers portray Francis as a master manipulator who persuaded Navy officials to feed him classified information about ship movements and confidential contract information that he used to undercut his competitors.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2017
Then, applying themselves with renewed zest to the muffins, they put about ship, nautically speaking, and went off on a new tack.
From Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
But when they saw Redruth waiting for them in the sparred gallery, they went about-ship at once, and a head popped out again on deck.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
“What may be the circumstance that has caused your mind to go about-ship just now?” asked Dan, stirring the fire under the robbiboo-kettle.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
“Now, if that su’thin’ had kep’ quiet, I do believe that I’d have gone about-ship an’ showed her my heels, but that su’thin’, whatever it was, set up my dander.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
"Nothing," said he, "only I am going to about-ship."
From Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses by Cozzens, Frederic S.
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